Harveys Creek
Harveys Creek (also known as Harvey Creek or Harvey's Creek) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 14.5 miles (23.3 km) long and flows through Harveys Lake, Lake Township, Lehman Township, Jackson Township, and Plymouth Township. The creek's watershed has an area of 46.3 square miles (120 km2). The creek has four named tributaries, which are known as Bear Hollow Creek, Paint Spring Run, Pikes Creek, and East Fork Harveys Creek. The watershed is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery above Pikes Creek and as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery below it. The creek's source is Harveys Lake, the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania.
| Harveys Creek Harvey Creek, Harvey's Creek | |
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Harveys Creek looking upstream in West Nanticoke | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Harveys Lake in Harveys Lake, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,226 ft (374 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Susquehanna River in Plymouth Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°13′11″N 76°00′59″W |
• elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Basin size | 46.3 sq mi (120 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | East Fork Harveys Creek |
| • right | Bear Hollow Creek, Paint Spring Run, Pikes Creek |
Harveys Creek was used as a water supply as early as the beginning of the 1900s. A number of bridges have been constructed over the creek since the 1920s, and it has been dammed by the Bryant Pond Dam. It is possible to canoe on part of the creek. Rock formations consisting of sandstone and shale occur in the watershed.