Pond Creek (Little Wapwallopen Creek tributary)
| Pond Creek | |
|---|---|
Pond Creek at Pond Hill Mountain Road | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | southern side of Penobscot Mountain near the border between Slocum Township, Pennsylvania and Newport Township, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,000 and 1,020 feet (300 and 310 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Little Wapwallopen Creek in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°05′57″N 76°06′22″W / 41.0992°N 76.1062°W |
• elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Length | 6.4 mi (10.3 km) |
| Basin size | 9.69 mi2 (25.1 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Wapwallopen Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | two unnamed tributaries |
| • right | one unnamed tributary |
Pond Creek (also known as Long Pond Creek) is a tributary of Little Wapwallopen Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 6.4 miles (10.3 km) long and flows through Slocum Township and Conyngham Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 9.69 square miles (25.1 km2) and is part of the Lower North Branch Susquehanna drainage basin. A bridge was built over the creek in 1956. In the early 1900s, the Glen Brook Water Company planned to construct a dam on the creek. The surficial geology in the vicinity of Pond Creek includes Wisconsinan Till, alluvium, boulder alluvium, alluvial fan, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale, as well as some patches of wetland.