Roaring Creek (Pennsylvania)
| Roaring Creek | |
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Roaring Creek looking downstream near its mouth
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| Native name | Popemetang |
| Etymology | direct translation of its native name, Popemetang, which references the rapids and waterfalls on the creek |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | Catawissa Mountain in Roaring Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania between 1,660 and 1,680 feet (510 and 510 m) |
| River mouth | Susquehanna River on the border between Mayberry Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania and Franklin Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania 453 ft (138 m) 40°56′22″N 76°31′44″W / 40.9395°N 76.5289°WCoordinates: 40°56′22″N 76°31′44″W / 40.9395°N 76.5289°W |
| Progression | Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 87.3 sq mi (226 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 20 mi (32 km) |
Roaring Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Columbia County and Montour County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is slightly more than 20 miles (32 km) long and flows through Roaring Creek Township, Locust Township, Catawissa Township, Cleveland Township, and Franklin Township in Columbia County and Mayberry Township in Montour County. The watershed of the creek has an area of 87.3 square miles (226 km2). It has three named tributaries: South Branch Roaring Creek, Lick Run, and Mill Creek. The creek is not considered to be impaired and is not affected by coal mining. However, its watershed has been impacted by human land use. Claystones, conglomerates, sandstones, siltstones, and shales all occur within the watershed. The creek flows through a gorge in its lower reaches, along the border between Columbia County and Montour County.
Most of the watershed of Roaring Creek is in Columbia County, but small areas are in Montour County, Northumberland County, and Schuylkill County. More than 40 percent of the watershed is forested and nearly 40 percent is agricultural land. State game lands and state forests are also in the watershed. A total of approximately 3,500 people inhabit the watershed, as of 2000. The creek's drainage basin is a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery upstream of Lick Run. Downstream of Lick Run, the main stem is a Trout Stocked Fishery and Migratory Fishery. A reach of the creek above Lick Run is designated as Class A Wild Trout Waters. 31 species of fish were observed at 20 sites in the watershed in 2003 and 2004.
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