Lake Scranton

Lake Scranton is an American reservoir that is located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, It has a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) running track which surrounds it.^[2]

Lake Scranton
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Location	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	41°23′N 75°38′W
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Stafford Meadow Brook
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	213 acres (86 ha)[1]
Surface elevation	1,280 ft (390 m)[1]

It is owned by the Pennsylvania American Water Company, which supplies the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania with drinking water.

History and features

This reservoir, which was formed by a dam built by William Walker Scranton in 1898, was called the "Burned Bridge Reservoir." More commonly referred to by local residents as "Lake Scranton,"^[3][4] it borders East Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

In popular culture

Lake Scranton is mentioned in two episodes of The Office: "Beach Games" and "Dunder Mifflin Infinity", where Michael Scott drives his rental Ford Taurus into it. The "Beach Games" episode was shot at a fake beach near Hansen Dam, California.