Tower Branch begins in a wetland in Harford Township. It flows south-southeast for a few tenths of a mile, passing through a small unnamed pond and entering another wetland. The stream then turns south, entering Lenox Township and passing through another pond and another wetland. It then flows south-southwest for several tenths of a mile before turning south-southeast for several tenths of a mile. In this reach, it receives an unnamed tributary from the. The stream eventually turns southeast for several tenths of a mile before abruptly turning south-southwest for more than a mile, receiving an unnamed tributary from the right. It then turns south for several tenths of a mile before turning southeast and crossing Pennsylvania Route 92. A short distance further downstream, it reaches its confluence with Tunkhannock Creek. Tower Branch is approximately long. It joins Tunkhannock Creek upstream of its mouth.
Hydrology, geography and geology
The elevation near the mouth of Tower Branch is above sea level. The elevation near the stream's source is above sea level. The surficial geology near the mouth of Tower Branch mainly consists of alluvial fan. Most of the area in stream's vicinity has its surficial geology dominated by a till known as Wisconsinan Till, but there are patches of alluvium and smaller patches of lakes and wetlands. Bedrockconsisting ofsandstone and shale occurs in the surficial geology on parts of some hills near the stream. Tower Branch is not designated as an impaired waterbody.
Watershed
The watershed of Tower Branch has an area of. The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Lenoxville. Its mouth is located near Glenwood. Williams Field Services Company, LLC has received a permit to built, maintain, and operate a natural gas pipeline passing through the watershed of Tower Branch and crossing one or more of its unnamed tributaries.
The drainage basin of Tower Branch is classified as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. Wild trout naturally reproduce in Tower Branch from its upper reaches downstream to its mouth, a distance of. The designated use for the stream is aquatic life. The Cecil/Wagner Property, part of the North Branch Land Trust is located in the watersheds of Tower Branch and Tunkhannock Creek, in Lenox Township. The property has an area of and includes agricultural fields, coniferous forests, deciduous forests, meadows, a pond, a stream, and wetlands. It contains an "astonishing diversity of high-quality flora and fauna species" as well as species that are rare in the area. The property is home to nine Species of Special Concern in Pennsylvania.
