Kasson Brook, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
  Kasson Brook | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′18″N76°08′52″W / 41.47167°N 76.14778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Wyoming |
| Elevation | 1,030 ft (310 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 570 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1198960 [1] |
Kasson Brook is an unincorporated community in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] [2]
Municipalities and communities of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boroughs |  | |
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost town | ||
 | This Wyoming County, Pennsylvania state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Wyoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,069. Its county seat is Tunkhannock. It was created in 1842 from part of Luzerne County.
Forkston Township is a township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 305 at the 2020 census.
Mehoopany Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Sullivan and Wyoming counties, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 26.8 miles (43.1 km) long. In Sullivan County the creek flows through Colley Township and in Wyoming County it flows through Forkston Township and Mehoopany Township. The stream's watershed has an area of 123 square miles (320 km2). Its major tributaries include Stony Brook and North Fork Mehoopany Creek.
Stony Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) long and flows through North Branch township and Forkston Township. The brook has a tributary known as Red Brook. Logging was done in the upper reaches of the watershed of Stony Brook in the early 1900s.
Roaring Run 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.
South Branch Roaring Run is a tributary of Roaring Run in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.0 miles (3.2 km) long and flows through Noxen Township and Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 3.31 square miles (8.6 km2). The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of bedrock, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and alluvium. South Branch Roaring Run is classified as Class A Wild Trout Waters.
North Branch Mehoopany Creek is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Bradford County, Sullivan County, and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 14 miles (23 km) long and flows through Wilmot Township in Bradford County, Colley Township in Sullivan County, and North Branch Township and Forkston Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 40.0 square miles (104 km2). The creek has eight named direct tributaries, including hollows. In the 1940s and 1950s, the average discharge for September was found to be just 6.8 cubic feet per second (0.19 m3/s), but was found to be over 100 cubic feet per second (2.8 m3/s) for July and August.
Bowman Hollow is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and flows through Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 3.08 square miles (8.0 km2). The stream flows over a highly secluded waterfall known as the Bowman Hollow Falls.
White Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) long and flows through North Branch Township and Forkston Township, in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The stream's watershed has an area of 1.75 square miles (4.5 km2). The stream is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery. It has a small waterfall and a hiking path is located nearby.
Scouten Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and flows through Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.66 square miles (6.9 km2). The stream is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and has wild trout. It is one of five large brooks to cut through South Mountain.
Kasson Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.7 miles (4.3 km) long and flows through Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 4.53 square miles (11.7 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody and is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery. It is one of several streams to cut through South Mountain.
Forkston is an unincorporated community in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bellasylva is an unincorporated community in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Henry Lott Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.4 miles (3.9 km) long and flows through Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.68 square miles (6.9 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody and it is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery. It is one of five large tributaries of Mehoopany Creek to cut through the Mehoopany Creek-Bowman Creek watershed divide.
Red Brook is a tributary of Stony Brook in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long and flows through Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.86 square miles (4.8 km2). The stream has been named one of the best places for hiking in Wyoming County and features waterfalls, cascades, cliffs, and boulders. Its headwaters are in Coalbed Swamp, a combined boreal conifer swamp and shrub swamp.
Somer Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long and flows through Noxen Township and Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 4.48 square miles (11.6 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody and is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery. Fauna that have been observed in the stream's vicinity include northern water shrews and trout.
Becker Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km) long and flows through Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.33 square miles (6.0 km2). The stream is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery. It is small and secluded, with a swamp known as the Becker Brook Swamp at its headwaters.
South Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Luzerne County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 6.0 miles (9.7 km) long and flows through Ross Township and Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in Luzerne County and Forkston Township in Wyoming County. The watershed of the stream has an area of 10.1 square miles (26 km2). Wild trout are present in the stream and it has one named tributary, which is known as Opossum Brook.
Bellas Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km) long and flows through Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.71 square miles (7.0 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody and is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery.
Cherry Ridge Run is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Luzerne County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long and flows through Fairmount Township in Luzerne County and Forkston Township in Wyoming County. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.66 square miles (4.3 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody and has a 16 acres (6.5 ha) pond known as Wild Fowl Pond.