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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include 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.

Nearby places include White Haven.

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.

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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Latitude

41.11953° or 41° 7′ 10″ north

Longitude

-75.71936° or 75° 43′ 10″ west

Elevation

1,299 feet (396 metres)

Open location code

87H6479J+R7

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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