Roaring Run (Bowman Creek tributary)
| Roaring Run Roaring Creek | |
|---|---|
Roaring Run looking upstream in its lower reaches from Pennsylvania Route 29 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | deep valley on Forkston Mountain in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,960 and 1,980 feet (597 and 604 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bowman Creek in Monroe Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°27′27″N 76°01′42″W / 41.45742°N 76.02825°W |
• elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
| Length | 4.9 mi (7.9 km) |
| Basin size | 11.4 sq mi (30 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Newton Run |
| • right | South Branch Roaring Run |
Roaring Run (also known as Roaring Creek) is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.9 miles (7.9 km) long and flows through Forkston Township, Noxen Township, and Monroe Township. It has two named tributaries: Newton Run and South Branch Roaring Run. The watershed of Roaring Run has an area of 11.4 square miles (30 km2). It is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery and the stream is Class A Wild Trout Waters. The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of alluvium, alluvial terrace, alluvial fan, bedrock, Wisconsinan Till, and Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift. A bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 29 crosses the stream.