Wallenpaupack Creek facts for kids
Wallenpaupack Creek is a stream about 30 miles (48 kilometers) long in the Pocono Mountains of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. It's a tributary (a smaller stream that flows into a larger one) of the Lackawaxen River.
The name "Wallenpaupack" comes from the Unami language, which was spoken by Native American tribes. It can mean "deep, dead water" or "the stream of swift and slow water."
A big part of Wallenpaupack Creek, about 13 miles (21 kilometers) of its lower section, is now covered by Lake Wallenpaupack. This lake is actually a large reservoir (a man-made lake used to store water). It was created in 1926 when a company called PPL Corporation built a dam across the creek. The dam was built to supply water for a power plant that makes electricity using the force of water, which is called hydroelectric power. The Ledgedale Road bridge marks where the lake ends and the creek continues.
Branches of Wallenpaupack Creek
Wallenpaupack Creek has two main smaller streams that flow into it: the East Branch and the West Branch.
East Branch Wallenpaupack Creek
The East Branch is about 5.2 miles (8.4 kilometers) long. It joins the main Wallenpaupack Creek near the town of Greentown in Pike County. Another small stream called Bridge Creek, which is about 4.2 miles (6.8 kilometers) long, flows into the East Branch before it reaches the main creek.
West Branch Wallenpaupack Creek
The West Branch is longer, measuring about 15 miles (24 kilometers). It meets the main Wallenpaupack Creek further downstream than the East Branch. This meeting point is roughly halfway between Interstate 84 and Ledgedale Road.
