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==Geography== Moosic is located in the [[Wyoming Valley]] of [[northeastern Pennsylvania]]. In terms of [[physiography]], Moosic is part of the [[Ridge and Valley province]] of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. Moosic is located at an elevation of {{convert|817|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name=Names>{{cite web|title=Feature Detail Report for: Borough of Moosic|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1215324|work=Geographic Names Information System|publisher=USGIS|access-date=18 March 2013|year=1990}}</ref> The major [[body of water]] flowing through the borough is the [[Lackawanna River]], part of the Upper [[Susquehanna River|Susquehanna]]-Lackawanna Watershed.<ref name=Watershed>{{cite web|title=Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed -- 02050107|url=http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=02050107|work=Surf Your Watershed|publisher=US EPA|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref> Moosic has a total area of {{convert|6.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (1.52%) is water. Moosic has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa'') with four distinct seasons. Summers are humid and warm, with an occasional heatwave. Winters are cold and snowy.
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