Roaring Creek (Pennsylvania) - Watershed

Watershed

Forest makes up approximately 40% of the land in the Roaring Creek watershed. Close to 40% of the land in the watershed is devoted to agriculture. 2% of the land in the watershed is residential.

Roaring Creek has several major sub-watersheds. The largest is that of the main stem, which takes up 40 square miles. The South Branch Roaring Creek sub-watershed takes up 25 square miles. It is in the southern and western part of the main watershed. The Mugser Run sub-watershed covers 12 square miles, and the Lick Run watershed covers 6 square miles. They are in the middle of the main watershed. The Mill Creek sub-watershed 5 square miles. It is in the eastern part of the watershed.