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The West Branch Lackawanna River (also known as Ball Creek) is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) long and flows through Ararat Township, Herrick Township, and Union Dale.[1] The watershed of the river has an area of 16.8 square miles (44 km2). The river is not designated as an impaired stream and it has a high level of water quality. Lakes and wetlands in the river's watershed include Ball Lake, Fiddle Lake, Hathaway Lake, Lake Romobe, Lewis Lake, Lowe Lake, and Sink Hole Swamp. The river is also dammed by at least two dams: the Romobe Lake Dam and the Hathaway Pond Dam.
The West Branch Lackawanna River is a second-order stream. Its watershed is narrow and largely undeveloped. The Delaware and Hudson Railway historically followed the river for some distance and a number of bridges have also been constructed over it. The river is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. Both brook trout and brown trout inhabit it and the river was historically stocked with trout as well. Recreational opportunities in the watershed include the D&H Trail and Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 236.
^United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved June 11, 2015
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