Big Wapwallopen Creek
Big Wapwallopen Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 23 miles long and flows through Bear Creek Township, Fairview Township, Rice Township, Wright Township, Dorrance Township, Hollenback Township, Nescopeck Township, and Conyngham Township.Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: creek in Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Wapwallopen Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Susquehanna Steam Electric Station.
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station
Power station
Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Susquehanna Steam Electric Station is a 2.5-gigawatt nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Susquehanna produces 63 GWh per day at 2.4 c/kWh, partly to an adjacent data center campus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beach Haven and Zenith.
Beach Haven
Hamlet
Beach Haven is an unincorporated community in Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Susquehanna River and U.S. Route 11; it is 3.1 miles east of Berwick. Beach Haven is situated 2 miles west of Big Wapwallopen Creek.
Zenith
Hamlet
Zenith is an unincorporated community in Nescopeck Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Zenith is situated 4 miles southwest of Big Wapwallopen Creek.
Mocanaqua
Hamlet
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mocanaqua is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 646 at the 2010 census. Mocanaqua is situated 4½ miles north of Big Wapwallopen Creek.
Big Wapwallopen Creek
- Categories: tidal creek and body of water
- Location: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Big Wapwallopen Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Big Wapwallopen Creek”
- Cebuano: “Big Wapwallopen Creek”
- German: “Big Wapwallopen Creek”
- Spanish: “Gran Arroyo Wapwallopen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wapwallopen and Scanlin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Council Cup and Groover Cemetery.
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