Dymond Creek is a
tributary of the
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...
in
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through
Franklin Township and
Exeter Township.
The watershed of the creek has an area of . The creek is not designated as impaired and its drainage basin is a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Outwash, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, alluvium, alluvial fan, and bedrock.
Course
Dymond Creek begins in a valley in Franklin Township. It flows east for a short distance before turning northeast and entering Exeter Township and the
census-designated place of
Upper Exeter. The creek then passes through a small lake and turns east for several tenths of a mile before turning northeast for several tenths of a mile. After that, it gradually turns east and then south-southeast. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, the creek turns east-northeast, leaves its valley, and crosses
Pennsylvania Route 92. After a few tenths of a mile, it reaches its confluence with the Susquehanna River.
Dymond Creek joins the Susquehanna River upstream of its mouth.
Hydrology, geography and geology
The elevation near the
mouth
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of Dymond Creek is above
sea level.
The elevation of the creek's
source is between above sea level.
The
surficial geology
Superficial deposits (or surficial deposits) refer to geological deposits typically of Quaternary age (less than 2.6 million years old). These geologically recent unconsolidated sediments may include stream channel and floodplain deposits, beach ...
in the vicinity of Dymond Creek consists mainly of a
till known as Wisconsinan Till,
alluvium, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and bedrock containing
sandstone,
conglomeratic sandstone,
shale
Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4) and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especial ...
, and
coal. However, Wisconsinan Outwash containing stratified sand and gravel occurs near the creek's mouth and there are a few patches of
alluvial fan near the lower and middle reaches.
The entire length of Dymond Creek attains its designated uses and thus is not designated as an impaired waterbody.
Watershed and biology
The
watershed
Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
of Dymond Creek has an area of .
The mouth of the creek is in the
United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Ransom. However, its source is in the
quadrangle of Center Moreland.
There are possible problem areas with regards to
flooding on Dymond Creek. However, a feasibility study on mitigating this hazard is ranked as low-priority in the Bi-County Hazard Mitigation Plan created for Luzerne County and
Lackawanna County.
The drainage basin of Dymond Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.
The designated use of the creek is
aquatic life.
History
Dymond Creek was entered into the
Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1198683.
See also
*
Sutton Creek (Susquehanna River), next tributary of the Susquehanna River going downriver
*
List of rivers of Pennsylvania
References
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Rivers of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Susquehanna River
Rivers of Pennsylvania