Martins Creek (Tunkhannock Creek)
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Martins Creek is a 20.4 miles (32.8 km) tributary
of Tunkhannock Creek
in northeastern Pennsylvania
, United States
.
Martins Creek begins just west of New Milford
and flows south to the Tunkhannock at Nicholson
. It flows through a deep, narrow valley and is paralleled by U.S. Route 11
for its entire length.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of Tunkhannock Creek
Tunkhannock Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)
Tunkhannock Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States. The portion of the Susquehanna from Sunbury to its source at Otsego Lake near Cooperstown, New York is sometimes termed its "North Branch."...
in northeastern Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
United States
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.
Martins Creek begins just west of New Milford
New Milford, Pennsylvania
New Milford is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 878 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Milford is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land....
and flows south to the Tunkhannock at Nicholson
Nicholson, Pennsylvania
Nicholson is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 713 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nicholson is located at ....
. It flows through a deep, narrow valley and is paralleled by U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11 is a north–south United States highway extending 1,645 miles across the eastern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 90 in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in eastern New Orleans, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at the United...
for its entire length.