Lackawaxen River
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The Lackawaxen River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long, in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. The rivers flows through a largely rural area in the northern Pocono Mountains, draining an area of approximately 598 sq mi (1540 sq km).
It is formed is western Wayne County, approximately 5 mi (8 km) northeast of Forest City, by the confluence of the West Branch and Johnson Creek.
The West Branch, approximately 15 mi (24 km) long, rises in northern Wayne County near Orson and flows SSE. After its confluence with Johnson Creek, the main stream flows southeast through Prompton Lake reservoir, past Honesdale and Hawley, where it is joined from the southwest by Wallenpaupack Creek. It continues east and joins the Delaware at Lackawaxen.
The river is a popular destination for canoeing and recreational fly fishing for trout. It was reportedly where the American author Zane Grey first learned to fly fish.
See also
External links
- Lackawaxen River Conservancy (http://www.lackawaxenriver.org/index.htm)
- Pike County Conservation: Lackawaxen watershed (http://www.pikeconservation.org/LackawaxenWatershed.htm)
- Lackawaxen Aqueduct (http://www.nps.gov/upde/roebaque.htm)