Nescopeck Creek is a 37.5-mile-long (60.4 km) tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The creek is in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania. Nescopeck Creek's water is acidic, with a pH that is sometimes as low as 3.6, although other studies have found the pH to be higher. The area of Nescopeck Creek's watershed is 143 square miles. The meaning of the creek's name is "deep black waters". Like many nearby creeks, parts of Nescopeck Creek contain trout. Portions of Nescopeck Creek have a difficulty rating of Class I to III. However, during parts of the year, Nescopeck Creek is impossible to navigate due to rapids, flooding, and tight bends. Much of the land in the Nescopeck Creek's watershed is forest. Farmland is common in the lower portions of the Nescopeck Creek watershed and the Little Nescopeck Creek's watershed, while coal mines are more common on Nescopeck Creek's tributaries Black Creek, Stony Creek, and Cranberry Creek. A six-mile portion of Nescopeck Creek are considered a cold-water fishery of high quality. Nescopeck is the only community on Nescopeck Creek, not counting townships.
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