South Branch Leach Creek

South Branch Leach Creek
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWest Mountain near the border between Ransom Township, Pennsylvania and Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 1,780 and 1,800 feet (540 and 550 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Leach Creek in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°27′00″N 75°40′38″W / 41.4501°N 75.6773°W / 41.4501; -75.6773
 • elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)
Length0.8 mi (1.3 km)
Basin size0.463 sq mi (1.20 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionLeach Creek → Leggetts CreekLackawanna RiverSusquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay

South Branch Leach Creek is a tributary of Leach Creek in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) long and flows through Scranton.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 0.463 square miles (1.20 km2). A substantial portion of the watershed is situated within coal measures. The creek also experiences seepage into mine workings via both surface seepage and streambed seepage.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved April 22, 2015