| Leonard Creek Leonards Creek, Leonard's Creek | |
|---|---|
 Leonard Creek looking downstream | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Dallas Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,200 and 1,220 feet (366 and 372 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bowman Creek in Monroe Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°26′26″N 76°01′10″W / 41.4406°N 76.0194°W |
• elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Length | 7.2 mi (11.6 km) |
| Basin size | 17.1 sq mi (44 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | one unnamed tributary |
| • right | six unnamed tributaries |
Leonard Creek (also known as Leonards Creek or Leonard's Creek) is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Luzerne County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 7.2 miles (11.6 km) long and flows through Dallas Township in Luzerne County and Monroe Township in Wyoming County.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 17.1 square miles (44 km2). The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of Wisconsinan Till, alluvium, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, alluvial fan, alluvial terrace, bedrock, and sand and gravel pits.
Major land uses in the watershed of Leonard Creek include forested land and agricultural land. The creek is one of the more significant tributaries of Bowman Creek. Leonard Creek has at times been impacted by flooding. A number of mills historically existed along the creek and a number of bridges have been constructed across it. The creek's watershed is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. One of its unnamed tributaries is designated as Class A Wild Trout Waters.
- ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved September 28, 2015