Pine Creek (Pennsylvania)

For other streams in Pennsylvania named Pine Creek, see Pine Creek (disambiguation).

Pine Creek
Pine Creek from the Pine Creek Rail Trail in Lycoming County
Location
CountryPotter, Tioga, Lycoming and Clinton counties in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUlysses Township, Potter County
 • elevation2,420 feet (740 m)
Mouth 
 • location
West Branch Susquehanna River between the boroughs of Avis and Jersey Shore
 • coordinates
41°10′16″N 77°16′09″W / 41.1710°N 77.2691°W / 41.1710; -77.2691
Length87.2 mi (140.3 km)
Basin size979 mi2 (2,540 km2)

Pine Creek is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Potter, Tioga, Lycoming, and Clinton counties in Pennsylvania. The creek is 87.2 miles (140.3 km) long. Within Tioga County, 23.25 miles (37.42 km) of Pine Creek are designated as a Pennsylvania Scenic River.

Pine Creek is the largest tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River and has the largest watershed of all the West Branch’s tributaries.

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