Scouten Brook
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.[1]
Course
Scouten Brook begins on South Mountain in Forkston Township. It flows north-northwest for several tenths of a mile before entering a valley and turning northwest for about a mile. The stream then receives an unnamed tributary from the right and turns west-northwest for several tenths of a mile. It then turns west for several tenths of a mile, leaving its valley, crossing Windy Valley Road, and reaching its confluence with Mehoopany Creek.[1]
Scouten Brook joins Mehoopany Creek 10.14 miles (16.32 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]
Geography and geology
The elevation near the mouth of Scouten Brook is 948 feet (289 m) above sea level.[3] The elevation near the stream's source is 2,192 feet (668 m) above sea level.[1]
Scouten Brook is one of five large brooks to divide a large, flat-topped mountain along Mehoopany Creek. In the late 1800s, coal smut was reported at the headwaters of Scouten Brook.[4]
Watershed
The watershed of Scouten Brook has an area of 2.66 square miles (6.9 km2).[2] The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Dutch Mountain. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Noxen.[3] The mouth of the stream is located at Kasson Brook.[2]
History
Scouten Brook was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1199963.[3]
Since 2000, a streambank stabilization project has been done on Scouten Brook.[5]
Biology
Wild trout naturally reproduce in Scouten Brook from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[6] The stream is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery.[7]
See also
- White Brook, next tributary of Mehoopany Creek going downstream
- Kasson Brook, next tributary of Mehoopany Creek going upstream
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
References
- ^ a b c United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved July 16, 2017
- ^ a b c 126
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Scouten Brook, retrieved July 16, 2017
- ^ Israel Charles White (1883), The Geology of the Susquehanna River Region in the Six Counties ..., Volume 25, pp. 406–407
{{citation}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association (Spring 2013), Newsletter (PDF), p. 1, retrieved July 16, 2017
- ^ Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (May 2017), Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) - May 2017 (PDF), p. 96, retrieved July 16, 2017
- ^ Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Wyoming County Office of Community Planning, Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association (March 31, 2007), MEHOOPANY CREEK and LITTLE MEHOOPANY CREEK WATERSHEDS RIVERS CONSERVATION PLAN (PDF), p. 17, retrieved July 16, 2017
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