| Little Catawissa Creek | |
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 Little Catawissa Creek looking upstream immediately above the mouth of the tributary Stony Run | |
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| Etymology | the fact that Little Catawissa Creek is smaller than Catawissa Creek |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | valley in Conyngham Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,360 to 1,380 feet (410 to 420 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Catawissa Creek in North Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°53′24″N 76°12′33″W / 40.8901°N 76.2092°W |
• elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Length | 10.8 mi (17.4 km) |
| Basin size | 16.70 sq mi (43.3 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Trexler Run, Stony Run |
Little Catawissa Creek is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Columbia County and Schuylkill County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 10.8 miles (17.4 km) long and flows through Conyngham Township in Columbia County and Union Township and North Union Township in Schuylkill County.[1] The named tributaries of the creek include Stony Run and Trexler Run. The creek has some alkalinity and is slightly acidic. The main rock formations in the watershed of it are the Mauch Chunk Formation, the Pocono Formation, and the Pottsville Formation. A number of other rock formations occur in small areas of the watershed as well. The main soils in the watershed are the Leck Kill soil and the Hazleton soil.
The watershed of Little Catawissa Creek has an area of 16.70 square miles (43.3 km2). A number of bridges cross the creek. There are a number of major roads in the watershed of the creek and most of the creek is within several hundred meters of a road. The creek is a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters in some places. In other places, it is a Coldwater Fishery and Class D Wild Trout Waters. There are many species of fish inhabiting the creek, including brook trout, brown trout, and others. The creek has been surveyed at least nine times by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
- ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved September 30, 2014