Roaring Brook (Hunlock Creek tributary)
| Roaring Brook Roaring Brook Creek | |
|---|---|
Headwaters of Roaring Brook | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Harris Pond in Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,260 and 1,280 feet (380 and 390 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Hunlock Creek in Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°14′25″N 76°06′09″W / 41.24025°N 76.10238°W |
• elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Length | 5.0 mi (8.0 km) |
| Basin size | 6.17 sq mi (16.0 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hunlock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lewis Run |
Roaring Brook (also known as Roaring Brook Creek) is a tributary of Hunlock Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 5.0 miles (8.0 km) long and flows through Ross Township and Hunlock Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 6.17 square miles (16.0 km2). It has one named tributary, which is known as Lewis Run. Additionally, a dammed pond known as Harris Pond is located at the stream's headwaters. The Roaring Brook Swamp, which is listed as a Locally Significant Area on the Luzerne County Natural Areas Inventory, is also located in the watershed.
Roaring Brook is designated as a Least Disturbed Stream. It is in the ridge and valley physiographic province. The surficial geology in the stream's vicinity consists of Wisconsinan Till, bedrock, Wisconsinan Ice Contact-Stratified Drift, alluvium, and sand and gravel pits.