Lake Scranton
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| Location | Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°23′N 75°38′W / 41.383°N 75.633°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Stafford Meadow Brook |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 213 acres (86 ha)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m)[1] |
Lake Scranton is an American reservoir that is located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, It has a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) running track which surrounds it.[2]
It is owned by the Pennsylvania American Water Company, which supplies the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania with drinking water.
History and features
This reservoir, which was formed by a dam built by William Walker Scranton in 1898, was called the "Burned Bridge Reservoir." More commonly referred to by local residents as "Lake Scranton,"[3][4] it borders East Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
In popular culture
Lake Scranton is mentioned in two episodes of The Office: "Beach Games" and "Dunder Mifflin Infinity", where Michael Scott drives his rental Ford Taurus into it. The "Beach Games" episode was shot at a fake beach near Hansen Dam, California.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Scranton
- ^ "Lake Scranton Route 307, Scranton, PA 18505".
- ^ Cheryl A. Kashuba, Darlene Miller-Lanning, Alan (2005). Scranton. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738538594.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lake Scranton".
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