South Branch Bowman Creek

South Branch Bowman Creek is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.0 miles long and flows through Fairmount Township and Ross Township.

Type: Stream
Description: river in Pennsylvania, United States
Also known as: “Cherry Run”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ricketts Glen State Park.

Ricketts Glen State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Msitler, Public domain.

Ricketts Glen State Park is a 13,193-acre state park situated primarily within Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, with its remaining territory extending into neighboring Columbia and Sullivan counties. Ricketts Glen State Park is situated 1½ miles west of South Branch Bowman Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ricketts and Sweet Valley.

Ricketts

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ricketts is a ghost town that was established as a lumber mill company town in Sullivan and Wyoming counties, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ricketts was built in 1890 along Mehoopany Creek in both Colley Township in Sullivan County and Forkston Township in Wyoming County for sawmills of the Trexler and Turrell Lumber Company. Ricketts is situated 4½ miles northwest of South Branch Bowman Creek.

Sweet Valley

Hamlet

Sweet Valley is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Luzerne County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Sweet Valley is situated 6 miles southeast of South Branch Bowman Creek.

Mossville

Hamlet

Mossville is an unincorporated community in Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mossville is situated 6 miles southwest of South Branch Bowman Creek.

South Branch Bowman Creek

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.34036° or 41° 20′ 25″ north

Longitude

-76.22021° or 76° 13′ 13″ west

Elevation

1,837 feet (560 metres)

Open location code

87H58QRH+4W

GeoNames ID

5212926

Wikidata ID

Q21197211

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“South Branch Bowman Creek” goes by many names.

Catalan: “South Branch Bowman Creek”
Cebuano: “South Branch Bowman Creek”
Venetian: “South Branch Bowman”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kyttle and Ripple.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Branch Bowman Creek and Dam Number Two.

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