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Oxbow Creek
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Oxbow Creek (also known as Hortons Creek) is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long and flows through Lemon Township.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 8.56 square miles (22.2 km2). The creek has two named tributarie: Horton Creek and Oxbow Inlet. It is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The surficial geology in its vicinity mostly consists of Wisconsinan Till, alluvium, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and bedrock.
Oxbow Creek Hortons Creek | |
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![]() Oxbow Creek looking downstream | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Oxbow Lake in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | between 1,040 and 1,060 feet (317 and 323 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Tunkhannock Creek in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania at East Lemon |
• coordinates | 41°35′15″N 75°51′41″W |
• elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
Basin size | 8.56 sq mi (22.2 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Tributaries | |
• left | Horton Creek |
Other tributaries | Oxbow Inlet |
The area near the mouth of Oxbow Creek was settled before 1800 and some mills were constructed on it in the 19th century. A number of bridges have also been constructed across the creek. Its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.