Coal Brook
| Coal Brook | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | mountain in Fell Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,700 and 1,720 feet (520 and 520 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lackawanna River in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | 1,083 ft (330 m) |
| Length | 2.2 mi (3.5 km) |
| Basin size | 1.93 mi2 (5.0 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lackawanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Coal Brook is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and flows through Fell Township and Carbondale. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.93 square miles (5.0 km2). The stream experiences flow loss and is impaired by flow alterations and metals. Most of its length is heavily impacted by past mining and the lower reaches are in an underground culvert. The Coal Brook Colliery was historically in the stream's watershed. Coal Brook is a first-order stream and is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.