Bear Creek
Bear Creek is a 17.1-mile-long tributary of the Lehigh River in the Pocono Mountains in Northeastern Pennsylvania, joining the Lehigh River at the Francis E. Walter Reservoir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Francis E. Walter Dam.
Francis E. Walter Dam
Dam
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The Francis E. Walter Dam is an embankment dam located along the border of Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County and Kidder Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include White Haven.
White Haven
Village
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Haven is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the Lehigh River. The population was 1,163 at the 2020 census. White Haven is situated 5 miles southwest of Bear Creek.
Bear Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Lehigh River in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Bear Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Bear Creek”
- Cebuano: “Bear Creek”
- Slovenian: “Bear Creek”
- Venetian: “Bear”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pocono Mountain Lake Estates and Penn Lake Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Francis E Walter Dam and Lime Hollow.
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