- Source: Little Creek (East Branch Tunkhannock Creek tributary)
Little creek" target="_blank">Creek is a tributary of East Branch Tunkhannock creek" target="_blank">Creek in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.0 miles (4.8 km) long and flows through Herrick Township and Clifford Township. The watershed of the creek" target="_blank">creek has an area of 4.56 square miles (11.8 km2). The creek" target="_blank">creek has one unofficially named tributary, which is known as Tinker Hollow. Little creek" target="_blank">Creek is designated as Class A Wild Trout Waters. The surficial geology in its vicinity mainly consists of Wisconsinan Till and alluvium.
Course
Little creek" target="_blank">Creek begins in a valley in Herrick Township. It flows southwest for a few tenths of a mile, passing through an unnamed pond before turning south-southeast. After more than a mile, the creek" target="_blank">creek receives an unnamed tributary from the left and turns south, entering Clifford Township. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, it turns southwest, receiving the tributary Tinker Hollow from the left before turning northwest, beginning to flow alongside Tinker Hill. After a short distance, the creek" target="_blank">creek turns southwest again for a few tenths of a mile before reaching its confluence with East Branch Tunkhannock creek" target="_blank">Creek.
Little creek" target="_blank">Creek is approximately 3.0 miles (4.8 km) long. The creek" target="_blank">creek joins East Branch Tunkhannock creek" target="_blank">Creek 13.78 miles (22.18 km) upstream of its mouth.
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Little creek" target="_blank">Creek has one unofficially named tributary: Tinker Hollow, which is named for the valley through which it flows. Tinker Hollow joins Little creek" target="_blank">Creek 0.60 miles (0.97 km) upstream of its mouth, near Burdick Corners, and drains an area of 1.33 square miles (3.4 km2).
Hydrology, geography, and geology
The elevation near the mouth of Little creek" target="_blank">Creek is 1,345 feet (410 m) above sea level. The elevation near the creek" target="_blank">creek's source is 1,710 feet (520 m) above sea level.
The surficial geology along the lower reaches of Little creek" target="_blank">Creek mainly consists of alluvium, though there is a till known as Wisconsinan Till in the surrounding valley. Along the upper reaches of the creek" target="_blank">creek, the surficial geology is mostly Wisconsinan Till.
The concentration of alkalinity in Little creek" target="_blank">Creek is 45 milligrams per liter (0.045 oz/cu ft).
Watershed
The watershed of Little creek" target="_blank">Creek has an area of 4.56 square miles (11.8 km2). The creek" target="_blank">creek is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Clifford. Its mouth is located near Elkdale.
A pipeline crosses Little creek" target="_blank">Creek in its lower reaches.
History
Little creek" target="_blank">Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1179516.
A steel stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge carrying State Route 2029 over Little creek" target="_blank">Creek was built in Clifford Township in 1953 and is 23.0 feet (7.0 m) long.
Biology
Wild trout naturally reproduce in Little creek" target="_blank">Creek from its headwaters downstream to its mouth. Little creek" target="_blank">Creek is classified by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission as Class A Wild Trout Waters for brook trout.
The drainage basin of Little creek" target="_blank">Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery. However, its existing use is Exceptional Value waters.
See also
Tinker creek" target="_blank">Creek (East Branch Tunkhannock creek" target="_blank">Creek), next tributary of East Branch Tunkhannock creek" target="_blank">Creek going downstream
List of rivers of Pennsylvania
References
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