Nine Partners Creek
| Nine Partners Creek Leslie Creek | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | association of early settlers who came from Connecticut |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | small unnamed pond on a hill in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,615 feet (492 m) above sea level |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tunkhannock Creek in Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania near East Lenox |
• coordinates | 41°42′42″N 75°40′16″W / 41.71162°N 75.67122°W |
• elevation | 869 feet (265 m) above sea level |
| Length | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Butler Creek |
| • right | Leslie Creek |
Nine Partners Creek (also known as Leslie Creek) is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long and flows through New Milford Township, Harford Township, and Lenox Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 38.6 square miles (100 km2). The creek has two named tributaries: Butler Creek and Leslie Creek. The surficial geology in the vicinity of Nine Partners Creek includes Wisconsinan Till, alluvium, bedrock, alluvial fan, and wetlands. The creek's drainage basin is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.