Roaring Run (Bowman Creek)
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Roaring Run looking upstream in its lower reaches from Pennsylvania Route 29
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| Other name(s) | Roaring Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | deep valley on Forkston Mountain in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania between 1,960 and 1,980 feet (597 and 604 m) |
| River mouth | Bowman Creek in Monroe Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania 791 ft (241 m) 41°27′27″N 76°01′42″W / 41.45742°N 76.02825°WCoordinates: 41°27′27″N 76°01′42″W / 41.45742°N 76.02825°W |
| Progression | Bowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 11.4 sq mi (30 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 4.9 mi (7.9 km) |
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.
Roaring Run begins in a deep valley on Forkston Mountain in Forkston Township. It flows south through its valley for several tenths of a mile before turning south-southeast. The stream continues flowing through its deep valley in this direction for more than a mile before receiving South Branch Roaring Run, its first named tributary, from the . Its valley then broadens slightly and it turns southeast for several tenths of a mile before entering Noxen Township. Here, the stream turns east-northeast for a short distance before east-southeast and receiving the tributary Newton Run from the . The creek then leaves its valley and turns southeast for several hundred feet before turning south. A few tenths of a mile further downstream, it crosses Pennsylvania Route 29 and reaches its confluence with Bowman Creek.
Roaring Run joins Bowman Creek 8.49 miles (13.66 km) upstream of its mouth.
Roaring Run has two named tributaries: Newton Run and South Branch Roaring Run. Newton Run joins Roaring Run 0.42 miles (0.68 km) upstream of its mouth and drains an area of 2.55 square miles (6.6 km2). South Branch Roaring Run joins Roaring Run 2.34 miles (3.77 km) upstream of its mouth and drains an area of 3.31 square miles (8.6 km2).
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