Swale Brook
| Swale Brook | |
|---|---|
Swale Brook in Tunkhannock | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cruver Pond in Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,040 and 1,060 feet (317 and 323 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tunkhannock Creek in Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°32′15″N 75°56′10″W / 41.53745°N 75.93600°W |
• elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| Length | 2.9 mi (4.7 km) |
| Basin size | 4.01 sq mi (10.4 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | one unnamed tributary |
| • right | one unnamed tributary |
Swale Brook is a tributary of Tunkhannock Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.9 miles (4.7 km) long and flows through Tunkhannock Township and Tunkhannock. The watershed of the stream has an area of 4.01 square miles (10.4 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The surficial geology near it consists of alluvium, alluvial terrace, Wisconsinan Outwash, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, fill, and a wetland.
There are several road crossings and a railroad bridge crossing over Swale Brook. A number of industries also historically operated near the stream. The stream's watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery and the stream itself has a high level of fish diversity.