Rattlesnake Creek (Spring Brook tributary)

General data

Name: Rattlesnake Creek (Spring Brook tributary)
Water system: Susquehanna River
Water type: River
Progression: Spring Brook -> Lackawanna River -> Susquehanna River -> Chesapeake Bay -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Rattlesnake Creek is a tributary of Spring Brook in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

It is approximately 5.0 miles (8.0 km) long and flows through Spring Brook Township.

The watershed of the creek has an area of 9.18 square miles (23.8 km2).

The creek has one named tributary, which is known as Six Springs Creek.

Rattlesnake Creek is inhabited by wild trout and part of it is considered to be Class A Wild Trout Waters.

A dammed lake known as Maple Lake is located near its headwaters.

The surficial geology in the area mainly consists of Wisconsinan Till and bedrock, with some alluvium, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, wetlands, and peat bogs.

Rattlesnake Creek (Spring Brook tributary)

General data

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