Plum Creek (Little Shamokin Creek tributary)

Plum Creek
Plum Creek looking downstream
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsmall pond in Shamokin Township, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 680 and 700 feet (207 and 213 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Little Shamokin Creek in Rockefeller Township, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°51′04″N 76°45′17″W / 40.85103°N 76.75471°W / 40.85103; -76.75471
 • elevation
495 ft (151 m)
Length4.7 mi (7.6 km)
Basin size10.2 sq mi (26 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionLittle Shamokin Creek → Shamokin CreekSusquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftone unnamed tributary
 • rightthree unnamed tributaries

Plum Creek is a tributary of Little Shamokin Creek in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.7 miles (7.6 km) long and flows through Shamokin Township and Rockefeller Township.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 10.2 square miles (26 km2). It is a small, perennial stream and its valley was substantially colonized by the early 19th century. A number of bridges have been constructed over the creek.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved August 10, 2015