White Brook
| White Brook | |
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White Brook in March 2011
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | near the edge of a plateau in North Branch Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania 2,043 feet (623 m) |
| River mouth | Mehoopany Creek in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania near Kasson Brook 879 feet (268 m) 41°29′55″N 76°07′47″W / 41.4986°N 76.1297°WCoordinates: 41°29′55″N 76°07′47″W / 41.4986°N 76.1297°W |
| Progression | Mehoopany Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 1.75 square miles (4.5 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
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.
White Brook begins near the edge of a plateau in North Branch Township. It flows south-southwest for a few tenths of a mile, heading into a valley. The stream then turns south-southeast for several tenths of a mile before entering Forkston Township and reaching the valley floor, where it receives an unnamed tributary from the . It then turns east-southeast for several tenths of a mile before turning east-northeast for several tenths of a mile and exiting the valley. Here, the stream flows east for several tenths of a mile in the Mehoopany Creek valley before reaching its confluence with Mehoopany Creek.
White Brook joins Mehoopany Creek 8.88 miles (14.29 km) upstream of its mouth.
The elevation near the mouth of White Brook is 879 feet (268 m) above sea level. The elevation near the source of the stream is 2,043 feet (623 m) above sea level.
There is a waterfall on White Brook. It is approximately 15 feet (4.6 m) high and is in a rugged glen with many cascades, ledges, boulders, and white cobbles. However, it is only accessible by bushwhacking.
One person has received an encroachment permit to build and maintain a 26-foot (7.9 m) private footbridge across White Brook near State Route 3001.
The watershed on White Brook has an area of 1.75 square miles (4.5 km2). The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Dutch Mountain. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Jenningsville. The stream's mouth is located near Kasson Brook. There are a few cottages along the lower reaches of the stream.
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