Moneypenny Creek | |
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![]() Moneypenny Creek looking downstream | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Miller Mountain in Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | between 1,280 and 1,300 feet (390 and 396 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Susquehanna River in Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°28′53″N 75°54′26″W / 41.4815°N 75.9073°W |
• elevation | 564 ft (172 m) |
Length | 2.2 mi (3.5 km) |
Basin size | 3.64 sq mi (9.4 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Tributaries | |
• right | Thurston Hollow |
Moneypenny Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and flows through Eaton Township.[1] The creek's watershed has an area of 3.24 square miles (8.4 km2). The creek has one named tributary, which is known as Thurston Hollow. Moneypenny Creek has experienced flash flooding. The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of Wisconsinan Till, bedrock, alluvium, and Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift. The creek's watershed is a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.