Lake Scranton
Lake Scranton is a Reservoir in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, with a 3.5 mile running track surrounding it.[1] Lake Scranton is a reservoir built with a dam in the early 1900s.[2] The reservoir borders East Mountain and Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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| Location | Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41°23′N 75°38′W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Stafford Meadow Brook |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 16,281 acres (6,589 ha) |
Lake Scranton is owned by the Pennsylvania American Water Company which supplies the city with drinking water. The reservoir formed by the dam built by William Walker Scranton in 1898 was called the "Burned Bridge Reservoir", though the public called the lake "Lake Scranton".[3]
References
- "Lake Scranton Route 307, Scranton, PA 18505".
- "Lake Scranton".
- Cheryl A. Kashuba, Darlene Miller-Lanning, Alan (2005). Scranton. ISBN 9780738538594.
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