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Maple Spring Brook (also known as Maple Spring Branch[1] or Maple Spring Run[2]) is a tributary of Kitchen Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) long and flows through Fairmount Township.[3]

Course

Maple Spring Brook begins on a mountain in Fairmount Township, not far from Red Rock Mountain. It flows southeast for a short distance and enters a deep valley before turning south. The stream then turns east-southeast for a short distance before reaching its confluence with Kitchen Creek.[3]

Maple Spring Brook joins Kitchen Creek 6.40 miles (10.30 km) upstream of its mouth.[1]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Maple Spring Brook is 1,325 feet (404 m) above sea level.[4] The elevation near the source of the stream is between 2,100 and 2,120 feet (640 and 650 m) above sea level.[3]

The surficial geology in the vicinity of the lower reaches of Maple Spring Brook mainly features a glacial or resedimented till known as Wisconsinan Till. Further upstream, there is bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale. Near the headwaters, there is Wisconsinan Bouldery Till and a patch of wetland.[5]

Watershed and biology

The watershed of Maple Spring Brook has an area of 0.40 square miles (1.0 km2).[1] The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Red Rock.[4]

There is a waterfall with a height of 15 feet (4.6 m) on Maple Spring Brook. It is in the stream's upper reaches and is situated several hundred feet downstream of the Ganoga View Trail.[6]

A white ash tree with a height of 139.7 feet (42.6 m) was observed in the vicinity of Maple Spring Brook on September 15, 2004. Its height was measured via the laser-clinometer method.[2] There are numerous hemlock trees in the vicinity of the stream's upper reaches.[6]

History and recreation

Maple Spring Brook was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1180366.[4]

Maple Spring Branch is in Ricketts Glen State Park.[2] The Ganoga View Trail in Ricketts Glen State Park crosses the stream near its headwaters.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 94, retrieved February 28, 2015
  2. ^ a b c Native Tree Society (May 17, 2005), Pennsylvania Tall Tree Tally, retrieved February 28, 2015
  3. ^ a b c United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved February 28, 2015
  4. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Maple Spring Brook, retrieved February 28, 2015
  5. ^ Duane D. Braun (2007), SURFICIAL GEOLOGY OF THE RED ROCK 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE LUZERNE, SULLIVAN, AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA (PDF), p. 18, retrieved February 28, 2015
  6. ^ a b c Jeff Mitchell (2014), Hiking the Endless Mountains: Exploring the Wilderness of Northeastern Pennsylvania, p. 98, retrieved February 28, 2015
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