Oxbow Creek
| Oxbow Creek Hortons Creek | |
|---|---|
Oxbow Creek looking downstream | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Oxbow Lake in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,040 and 1,060 feet (317 and 323 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tunkhannock Creek in Lemon Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania at East Lemon |
• coordinates | 41°35′15″N 75°51′41″W / 41.58739°N 75.86146°W |
• elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
| Basin size | 8.56 sq mi (22.2 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Horton Creek |
| Other tributaries | Oxbow Inlet |
Oxbow Creek (also known as Hortons Creek) is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long and flows through Lemon Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 8.56 square miles (22.2 km2). The creek has two named tributarie: Horton Creek and Oxbow Inlet. It is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The surficial geology in its vicinity mostly consists of Wisconsinan Till, alluvium, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and bedrock.
The area near the mouth of Oxbow Creek was settled before 1800 and some mills were constructed on it in the 19th century. A number of bridges have also been constructed across the creek. Its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.