Red Brook (Stony Brook tributary)
Red Brook is a tributary of Stony Brook in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long and flows through Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.86 square miles (4.8 km2). The stream has been named one of the best places for hiking in Wyoming County and features waterfalls, cascades, cliffs, and boulders. Its headwaters are in Coalbed Swamp, a combined boreal conifer swamp and shrub swamp.
| Red Brook | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Coalbed Swamp in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 2,210 feet (670 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Stony Brook in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania near Kasson Brook |
• coordinates | 41°28′35″N 76°11′06″W |
• elevation | 1,568 feet (478 m) |
| Length | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Basin size | 1.86 square miles (4.8 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Stony Brook → Mehoopany Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
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