OWN YOUR OWN DEEPWATER LAKE. SPECTACULAR VIEWSCAPES. LAKE RIGHTS 100% OWNED AND NO ONE ELSE HAS USE OF LAKE. COMES WITH ALL OIL AND GAS, TIMBER, WATER, MINERAL, SOLAR, AND WIND RIGHTS. NATURAL LAKE AND THUS NO EXPENSIVE CONCRETE OR EARTHEN DAM OR SPILLWAY TO MAINTAIN AND INSURE. ADJACENT TO 7,500 +/- ACRES OF STATE FOREST. FOR RESIDENTIAL LAKEFRONT DEVELOPMENT OR FAMILY RETREAT. COMES WITH TWO 60' ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENTS FROM STATE ROUTE 307. NEAR SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA. PARTIALLY FENCED. GATED. PRIVATE. NATURALLY OCCURRING 8.3 +/- ACRE DEEPWATER GLACIAL LAKE (20 +/- FEET DEEP). APPROXIMATELY 2300 FEET OF SHORELINE WITH WATERFRONT DECK. ONE OF ONLY AN ESTIMATED 50 NATURALLY OCCURRING DEEPWATER GLACIAL LAKES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND ONE OF SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN 50 WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN DEVELOPED. MOST DEEPWATER LAKES HAVE MAN MADE CONCRETE DAMS AND SPILLWAYS TO MAINTAIN AND REPLACEMENT COSTS CAN EASILY EXCEED $1 MILLION DOLLARS. THIS ONE DOES NOT. CONTAINS 44 UNDEVELOPED MOSTLY FORESTED ACRES. GREAT FISHING AND HUNTING. ZONED RESIDENTIAL. THE NORTH PARCEL AROUND THE LAKE WHICH CONTAINS 24 +/- ACRES HAS BEEN PERC TESTED FOR AN ON-SITE SEWAGE MODULE. THE SOUTH PARCEL WHICH IS RECTANGULAR SHAPED AND APPROXIMATELY 20 +/- ACRES HAS MUNICIPAL SEWER CONNECTION AVAILABLE. HERE IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE ROARING BROOK TOWNSHIP INSPECTIONS OFFICE:
"On May 10, 2021, I confirmed that a Test Pit and Percolation Test were successfully completed on Lot A of the above-stated property. These tests were completed due to the fact that no public sewer line abuts Lot A, therefore, an on-lot septic system is required on that parcel.
Lot B, consisting of 20.388 acres is adjacent to the public sewer line and therefore, you are required to hookup this parcel to the Roaring Brook Township public sewer system."
Located adjacent to the 7,500 acre Montage Tract of the Pinochet Pennsylvania State Forest.
NOTE: All properties are posted against trespassing. Any visits to the property must be by appointment and accompanied by a representative of the Seller. Trespassers will be prosecuted.
Call us if you want to spend a day at the Property fishing, boating, or hiking. Ideal for vacation homes or a single family residential development. Comes with two 60' utility and access easements from State Road 307. This is a property for someone who will be attracted to the headline, "Own Your Own Deepwater Lake". Pennsylvania properties with naturally occurring, deep water glacial lakes without dams are rare, and those that have never been developed are rarer still. Of the more than 2,500 water bodies bearing the name lake, there are only an estimated 50 natural, glacial lakes... Property comes with all oil and gas rights.
Located In Northeastern Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County, Roaring Brook Township, Pennsylvania 18444. Great Location Approximately 10-15 Minutes' Drive from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Route 307 is 10 miles from Interstate 380 to the south which connects with Interstate 80 in Tannersville, Pennsylvania, 20 miles to the south, the location of The Crossings Premium Outlets in the heart of the Pocono Mountains. The Property, though, is nestled in a heavily wooded, rural area that is adjacent to hundreds of acres of undeveloped, private, forested woodland similar in setting to a remote lake in Canada or the Adirondacks and is adjacent to the Montage Tract of the Pinochet State Forest.
Highlights
-Naturally Occurring Deepwater 8.3 /- Acre Glacial Lake, 20' deep in places. Seller is only party with lake rights.
-The lake contains approximately 2,300 +/- feet of shoreline for lakefront development plus additional acres for development.
-Located in Pennsylvania Marcellus shale gas region; comes with all oil, gas, timber, water, minerals, solar, and wind rights.
-Low property taxes, $1,100 in 2013. Low insurance costs. Partially fenced at a cost of $42,000. Zoned Residential.
-No dam or spillway to maintain. Easy to insure. One of only an estimated 50 naturally-occurring deepwater glacial lakes in Pennsylvania.
-Great fishing and hunting in a spectacular wooded setting similar to Canada or the Adirondacks.
Fishing: The deep water glacial lake is home to a good population of Bass, Perch, Crappies, Bluegills and Sunfish and may support lake trout if stocked. Launching a canoe or kayak is easy from multiple locations along the shoreline.
Zoning: The property is zoned residential in an R-1 Low Density Residential District. As per the zoning ordinance, The intent of the R-1 District is to provide for low density, single-family residential development on lots of sufficient size to safely permit on-site sewage disposal and water supply, and on lots of a reduced size if the lot is served by public sewer. R-1 zoning requires a two-acre minimum lot size for a home that is served by an onsite sewage system and one acre minimum for a home served by central water and public sewer.
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania History, Geography, Geology and Vegetation [The following excerpts are taken from A Natural Areas Inventory of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, 1997, by The Nature Conservancy.]
Lackawanna County is situated in northeastern Pennsylvania, an area rich in historical, scenic, and natural resources. The countys 454 square miles (Eckenrode 1982) are occupied by a mix of forest, agriculture, industry, small towns, suburbs, and urban areas. The majority of the population lives in the heavily developed Lackawanna River Valley while the rest of the county has a relatively low population density. Although census data have indicated an overall population decline in the county over the last three decades, the decline has been largely restricted to the Lackawanna River Valley. Populations in most townships outside of the valley have experienced growth over that time period (Lackawanna Regional Planning Commission, 1996). With Scranton and Wilkes-Barre within commuting distance of most of the county, further growth in these townships is likely. The scenic natural environment of rural Lackawanna County which is attracting residents to settle outside of the Lackawanna River Valley may also be important in attracting tourists to the county. Lackawanna County has extensive recreational opportunities which are provided by the thousands of acres of state game lands and state and privately owned forests. The county is also attractive because of the pastoral and wild scenery that dominates much of the landscape, particularly in the northwest and southeast; these natural qualities are important to both the economic and social well-being of county residents. The Susquehanna, Lackawanna, and Lehigh Rivers, along with the lakes and streams in their watersheds, have a wide variety of scenic and recreational values. Bluffs and rugged hills along the Susquehanna River create some of the most striking landscapes to be found in the county. The lakes, rivers and creeks offer many boating and fishing opportunities.
