Monument Creek (Spring Brook tributary)
| Monument Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | lake in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,620 and 1,640 feet (490 and 500 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Spring Brook in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°19′42″N 75°41′24″W / 41.3282°N 75.6899°W |
• elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Length | 2.8 mi (4.5 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Spring Brook → Lackawanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Trout Creek |
Monument Creek is a tributary of Spring Brook in Luzerne County and Lackawanna County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.8 miles (4.5 km) long and flows through Pittston Township in Luzerne County and Spring Brook Township. The creek is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery. It has one named tributary, which is known as Trout Creek. The surficial geology in the vicinity of Monument Creek consists of bedrock, Wisconsinan Till, alluvium, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and fill.