South Branch Bowman Creek
| South Branch Bowman Creek | |
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | wetland in Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania between 2,160 and 2,180 feet (658 and 664 m) |
| River mouth | Bowman Creek at Mountain Springs in Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1,837 ft (560 m) 41°20′26″N 76°13′14″W / 41.34056°N 76.22062°WCoordinates: 41°20′26″N 76°13′14″W / 41.34056°N 76.22062°W |
| Progression | Bowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 3.92 sq mi (10.2 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 3.0 mi (4.8 km) |
South Branch Bowman Creek (also known as Cherry Run) is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.0 miles (4.8 km) long and flows through Fairmount Township and Ross Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 3.92 square miles (10.2 km2). The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of alluvial fan, alluvium, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Sratified Drift, fill, lakes, Boulder Colluvium, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, wetlands, and bedrock. Most of the creek is in Ricketts Glen State Park. It has one named tributary, which is known as Cherry Run. The creek's watershed is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.
South Branch Bowman Creek begins in a wetland in Fairmount Township. It flows north for several hundred feet before flowing in an easterly direction for several tenths of a mile. The creek then turns north for several tenths of a mile before heading east-northeast. In this reach, it receives Cherry Run, its only named tributary, from the . It then turns east-southeast before turning east-northeast again and passing through Mount Spring Lake. From the eastern end of the lake, the creek flows east-northeast for a few tenths of a mile before reaching its confluence with Bowman Creek.
South Branch Bowman Creek joins Bowman Creek 26.13 miles (42.05 km) upstream of its mouth.
South Branch Bowman Creek has one named tributary, which is known as Cherry Run. Cherry Run joins South Branch Bowman Creek 1.25 miles (2.01 km) upstream of its mouth, near Mountain Springs, and drains an area of 1.65 square miles (4.3 km2).
The elevation near the mouth of South Branch Bowman Creek is 1,837 feet (560 m) above sea level. The elevation of the creek's source is between 2,160 and 2,180 feet (658 and 664 m) above sea level.
The surficial geology in the lower reaches of the valley of South Branch Bowman Creek mainly consists of alluvium, alluvial fan, Wisconsinan Ice-Stratified Drift, and a lake. However, there is also fill and Boulder Colluvium, which is rich in boulders containing quartz, sandstone, or conglomerate. The creek's valley is the only place in the Sweet Valley quadrangle with the exception of the valley of North Branch Bowman Creek. Further upstream in the valley, there is Wiscoinsnan Bouldery Till, more Boulder Colluvium, and a patch of Wisconsinan Till. The valley walls have surficial geology consisting of bedrock made of sandstone and shale. In the creek's upper reaches, the surficial geology along it mainly consists of Wisconsinan Bouldery Till, Wisconsinan Till, and wetlands.
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