Hicks Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Hicks Creek begins in a valley on Peterson Mountain in Exeter Township.

It flows southwest for several tenths of a mile before turning south and entering Exeter.

Several tenths of a mile further downstream, it crosses Pennsylvania Route 92 and reaches its confluence with the Susquehanna River near Scovell Island.

[1] Hicks Creek joins the Susquehanna River 198.46 miles (319.39 km) upriver of its mouth.

[5] Hicks Creek experiences low flow in dry weather.

The creek also experiences nonpoint source pollution, as well as siltation, sedimentation, and streambank erosion.

[7] Hicks Creek has perennial flow upstream of Slocum Avenue.

[6] In 2001, Hicks Creek was observed to have foul-smelling water and a slow flow in some reaches.

[8] In 2013, there were reports that an unknown person was contaminating Hicks Creek with oil.

[9] The elevation near the mouth of Hicks Creek is 531 feet (162 m) above sea level.

[1] The lower reaches of the creek have an extremely low gradient of only 12 feet (3.7 m) in 1.9 miles (3.1 km).

[11] Hicks Creek has mainly been channelized from Slocum Avenue downstream to its mouth.

It was built by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in 2003 and serves to prevent debris from clogging the creek's lower reaches.

[2] The creek is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Pittston.

The upper reaches, upstream of Slocum Avenue in Exeter, is largely undeveloped and undisturbed.

On the other hand, the lower reaches of the creek's watershed are predominantly flat and developed.

[6] Hicks Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979.

[10] In addition to development, stream realignment has impacted Hicks Creek since the 1940s.