Pine Creek (Huntington Creek tributary)

Pine Creek
The mouth of Pine Creek
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Fairmont Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Mouth
• location	Huntington Creek in Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°07′50″N 76°18′09″W / 41.13055°N 76.30253°W / 41.13055; -76.30253
• elevation	670 ft (200 m)
Length	12.4 mi (20.0 km)
Basin size	30.7 sq mi (80 km2)
Basin features
Progression	Huntington Creek → Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Tributaries
• left	Brish Run, Wasp Branch
• right	Bell Branch, Little Pine Creek

Pine Creek is a tributary of Huntington Creek in Luzerne County and Columbia County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 12.4 miles (20.0 km) long and flows through Fairmont Township, Huntington Township, and New Columbus in Luzerne County; and Fishing Creek Township in Columbia County.^[1] The creek's watershed has an area of 30.7 square miles and is located in Columbia and Luzerne Counties. Its tributaries include Bell Branch and Little Pine Creek. The vicinity of the creek was settled in the late 1700s. The main industries in the watershed in the early 1900s were timber and agriculture. Pine Creek is designated as a coldwater fishery and a migratory fishery. Northern myotis bats also inhabit areas near the creek.