Lake Scranton
Lake Scranton is a lake in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, with a 3.5 mile running track surrounding it.[1][2] The lake is considered to be a reservoir built with a dam in the early 1900s.[3] The lake borders East Mountain and Scranton, Pennsylvania. The lake is owned by the Pennsylvania American Water Company which supplies the city with drinking water.
Lake Scranton | |
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Lake Scranton | |
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) |
History
The lake 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".[4] In the twenty-second episode of season three of The Office (“Beach Games”), Michael Scott calls it is the eighth largest indigenous body of water in America; this is done solely for the show as there is no such classification.
References
- "Lake Scranton Route 307, Scranton, PA 18505".
- "Places to Run in Scranton: Lake Scranton". Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- "Lake Scranton".
- Cheryl A. Kashuba, Darlene Miller-Lanning, Alan. "Scranton".CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)