Mill Creek (Lackawanna River tributary)
| Mill Creek Little Mill Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | valley near Dark Hollow in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,200 and 1,220 feet (370 and 370 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lackawanna River in Moosic, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°21′22″N 75°44′32″W / 41.35618°N 75.74233°W |
• elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Length | 5.5 mi (8.9 km) |
| Basin size | 10.6 mi2 (27 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lackawanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Collins Creek, Lidy Creek |
Mill Creek (also known as Little Mill Creek) is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Luzerne County and Lackawanna County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) long and flows through Pittston Township, Dupont, Avoca, and Duryea in Luzerne County and Moosic in Lackawanna County. The watershed of the creek has an area of 10.6 square miles (27 km2). It is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. The creek has two named tributaries: Collins Creek and Lidy Creek. The surficial geology in its vicinity includes urban land, coal dumps, surface mining land, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, Wisconsinan Till, and bedrock.