Glen Brook
Glen Brook is a tributary of East Branch Briar Creek in Luzerne County and Columbia County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.7 miles (7.6 km) long and flows through Salem Township in Luzerne County and Briar Creek Township and Berwick in Columbia County. Its watershed has an area of 4.96 square miles (12.8 km2). A number of dams and reservoirs have been built on the creek and two major bridges cross it. The stream lies over mudstone, siltstone, limestone, sandstone and shale.
| Glen Brook | |
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Glen Brook looking downstream | |
| Etymology | the fact that it flows through a glen |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lee Mountain in Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 960 ft (290 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | East Branch Briar Creek in Briar Creek Township, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°04′01″N 76°15′17″W |
• elevation | 541 ft (165 m) |
| Length | 4.7 mi (7.6 km) |
| Basin size | 4.96 sq mi (12.8 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.915 cubic feet per second (0.1392 m3/s) (median) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | East Branch Briar Creek → Briar Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Glen Brook is slightly alkaline, with a median pH of 7.37. The median water temperature of the stream is 55.04 °F (12.80 °C). It is inhabited by trout and is considered to be Class A Wild Trout Waters.
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