Lake Scranton

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| name = Lake Scranton

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| location = Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| type = Reservoir

| inflow = Stafford Meadow Brook

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| elevation = {{convert|390|m|abbr=on|order=flip}}

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lake Scranton in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Lake Scranton is an American reservoir that is located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, It has a {{convert|3.5|mile|adj=on}} running track which surrounds it.{{cite web|url=http://www.visitpa.com/pa-bird-wildlife-watching/lake-scranton|title=Lake Scranton Route 307, Scranton, PA 18505}}

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,"{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9lDgAPrM6MAC&dq=lake+scranton&pg=PA101|title=Scranton|author=Cheryl A. Kashuba, Darlene Miller-Lanning, Alan|year=2005|publisher=Arcadia |isbn=9780738538594}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eastcoasthiker.com/trails/lakescranton|title=Lake Scranton}} 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

Category:Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton 4. The Office s03e22