Lake Scranton

Lake Scranton
Location of Lake Scranton in Pennsylvania, USA.
Location of Lake Scranton in Pennsylvania, USA.
Lake Scranton
Location within Pennsylvania
Location of Lake Scranton in Pennsylvania, USA.
Location of Lake Scranton in Pennsylvania, USA.
Lake Scranton
Location within the United States
LocationLackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates41°23′N 75°38′W / 41.383°N 75.633°W / 41.383; -75.633
TypeReservoir
Stafford Meadow Brook
Basin countries United States
Surface area
213 acres (86 ha)
Surface elevation
1,280 ft (390 m)

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.

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," it borders East Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Scranton
  2. ↑ "Lake Scranton Route 307, Scranton, PA 18505".
  3. ↑ Cheryl A. Kashuba, Darlene Miller-Lanning, Alan (2005). Scranton. Arcadia. ISBN 9780738538594.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Lake Scranton".[permanent dead link]
4.   The Office s03e22