Henry Lott Brook

Henry Lott Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.4 miles (3.9 km) long and flows through Forkston Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.68 square miles (6.9 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody and it is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery. It is one of five large tributaries of Mehoopany Creek to cut through the Mehoopany Creek-Bowman Creek watershed divide.

Henry Lott Brook
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouth Mountain in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
 • elevation2,097 feet (639 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Mehoopany Creek in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania at Kasson Brook
 • coordinates
41°27′57″N 76°09′30″W
 • elevation
1,070 feet (330 m)
Length2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Basin size2.68 square miles (6.9 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionMehoopany Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay

Course

Henry Lott Brook begins on South Mountain in Forkston Township. It flows in a roughly northerly direction for several tenths of a mile, entering a valley. The stream then turns north-northwest for more than a mile before turning north and reaching the end of its valley. It then reaches its confluence with Mehoopany Creek.[1]

Henry Lott Brook joins Mehoopany Creek 12.02 miles (19.34 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]

Geography, geology, and hydrology

The elevation near the mouth of Henry Lott Brook is 1,070 feet (330 m) above sea level.[3] The elevation near the stream's source is 2,097 feet (639 m) above sea level.[1]

Henry Lott Brook is one of five large brooks to descend from a high, flat-topped mountain that separates the Mehoopany Creek watershed from the Bowman Creek watershed. An especially high summit begins at Henry Lott Brook and runs past the headwaters of Somer Brook and South Brook.[4] There are rapids on Mehoopany Creek both upstream and downstream of the point where Henry Lott Brook joins the creek. A cascade is located at the confluence of the two streams.[5]

Coal deposits were rumored to be present at the headwaters of Henry Lott Brook in the late 1800s.[4]

Henry Lott Brook is not designated as an impaired waterbody.[6]

Watershed and biology

The watershed of Henry Lott Brook has an area of 2.68 square miles (6.9 km2).[2] The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Dutch Mountain.[3] Its mouth is located at Kasson Brook.[2]

Wild trout naturally reproduce in Henry Lott Brook from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[7] The stream is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery.[8] Its designated use is for aquatic life.[6]

History

Henry Lott Brook was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1198871.[3]

Henry Lott Brook was given its designation as a wild trout stream in 2013. This designation does not affect the way the stream is managed.[9] In April 2017, the stream was the upstream limit of trout stocking on Mehoopany Creek.[10]

See also

References
  1. United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved July 17, 2017
  2. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 72, retrieved July 21, 2017
  3. Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Henry Lott Brook, retrieved July 19, 2017
  4. Israel Charles White (1883), The Geology of the Susquehanna River Region in the Six Counties ..., Volume 25, pp. 406–407, retrieved July 21, 2017
  5. Jeff Mitchell (December 13, 2010), Hiking the Endless Mountains: Exploring the Wilderness of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Stackpole Books, p. 67, ISBN 9780811744232, retrieved July 21, 2017
  6. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2006 Waterbody Report for Henry Lott Brook, retrieved July 19, 2017
  7. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (May 2017), Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) - May 2017 (PDF), p. 96, retrieved July 19, 2017
  8. Pennsylvania Environmental Council; Wyoming County Office of Community Planning; Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association (March 31, 2007), Mehoopany Creek and Little Mehoopany Creek Watersheds Rivers Conservation Plan (PDF), p. 17, retrieved July 21, 2017
  9. Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association (Spring 2013), Newsletter (PDF), p. 3, archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2017, retrieved July 21, 2017
  10. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (January 30, 2017), Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 2017 Trout Stocking Schedule (PDF), p. 58, retrieved July 21, 2017
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