Sutton Creek (Susquehanna River tributary)

Sutton Creek
Sutton Creek looking downstream below Lake Louise
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	valley in Dallas Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• elevation	between 1,160 and 1,180 feet (350 and 360 m)
Mouth
• location	Susquehanna River in Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°23′30″N 75°49′41″W / 41.39175°N 75.82819°W / 41.39175; -75.82819
• elevation	545 ft (166 m)
Length	7.6 mi (12.2 km)
Basin size	11.6 sq mi (30 km2)
Basin features
Progression	Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Tributaries
• left	Cider Run

Sutton Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 7.6 miles (12.2 km) long and flows through Dallas Township, Franklin Township, and Exeter Township.^[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 11.6 square miles (30 km²). The creek has one named tributary, which is known as Cider Run. Sutton Creek is located a few miles upriver of the Wyoming Valley. The surficial geology in its watershed consists of alluvium, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and bedrock, while the bedrock geology consists of sandstone.

Major land uses in the watershed of Sutton Creek include forested land and agricultural land. Lakes in the creek's watershed include Lake Louise and Cummings Pond. A number of gristmills and sawmills have been built on the creek in Franklin Township and Exeter Township. The Elisha Atherton Coray Mill, which operated along the banks of the creek, is on the Historic American Buildings Survey. The creek's watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery and the creek was historically stocked with trout. Many macroinvertebrate taxa have been observed on the creek.