Huntsville Creek

Huntsville Creek
Huntsville Creek looking upstream
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationbase of a hill in Dallas Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 1,280 and 1,300 feet (390 and 400 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Toby Creek in Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°17′56″N 75°55′36″W / 41.2989°N 75.9267°W / 41.2989; -75.9267
 • elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Length7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Basin size14.7 sq mi (38 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionToby Creek → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay
Tributaries 
 • rightBrowns Creek

Huntsville Creek is a tributary of Toby Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) long and flows through Dallas Township, Dallas, Lehman Township, Jackson Township, and Kingston Township.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 14.7 square miles (38 km2). It is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, alluvium, sandstone and shale pits, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale all occur in the watershed. A 2-billion gallon reservoir known as the Huntsville Reservoir is situated on the creek. The reservoir supplies water to 30,000 people. The creek has one named tributary, which is known as Browns Creek.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved February 15, 2015