East Branch Roaring Brook
| East Branch Roaring Brook | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | pond near Freytown in Sterling Township, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,940 and 1,960 feet (590 and 600 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Roaring Brook in Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°18′32″N 75°29′19″W / 41.3089°N 75.4887°W |
• elevation | 1,654 ft (504 m) |
| Length | 3.7 mi (6.0 km) |
| Basin size | 5.90 mi2 (15.3 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Roaring Brook → Lackawanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
East Branch Roaring Brook is a tributary of Roaring Brook in Wayne County and Lackawanna County, in Pennsylvania in the United States. It is approximately 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long and flows through Sterling Township in Wayne County and Madison Township and Covington Township in Lackawanna County. The watershed of the stream has an area of 5.90 square miles (15.3 km2). Wild trout naturally reproduce within the stream and many macroinvertebrate taxa inhabit it. The surficial geology in the area consists of Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, alluvium, bedrock, fill, sand and gravel pits, and wetlands.