Cherry Run (South Branch Bowman Creek tributary)
Cherry Run is a tributary of South Branch Bowman Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.1 miles (3.4 km) long and flows through Fairmount Township and Ross Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.65 square miles (4.3 km2). The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of alluvial fan, alluvium, bedrock, Wisconsinan Till, wetlands, and a peat bog. The stream has cascades and contains wild trout.
| Cherry Run | |
|---|---|
Cherry Run from the Little Cherry Run Trail | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cherry Ridge in Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 2,280 and 2,300 feet (695 and 701 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | South Branch Bowman Creek near Mountain Springs in Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°20′20″N 76°14′35″W |
• elevation | 1,900 ft (580 m) |
| Length | 2.1 mi (3.4 km) |
| Basin size | 1.65 sq mi (4.3 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Branch Bowman Creek → Bowman Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | two unnamed tributaries |
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