| Little Fishing Creek | |
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 Little Fishing Creek looking downstream in Millville | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Huckleberry Mountain in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,620 and 1,640 feet (490 and 500 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Fishing Creek in Mount Pleasant Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Length | 23.1 mi (37.2 km) |
| Basin size | 68.1 sq mi (176 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Little Brier Run, Devil Hole Run, Wolfhouse Run, Lick Run, West Branch Run, Spruce Run |
Little Fishing Creek is a tributary of Fishing Creek in Sullivan County, Lycoming County, and Columbia County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 23.5 miles (37.8 km) long and flows through eight townships.[1][2] The watershed of the creek has an area of 68.1 square miles (176 km2). The creek has six named tributaries, of which the largest are Spruce Run and West Branch Run.
There are at least two major rock formations in the watershed of Little Fishing Creek: the Chemung Formation and the Hamilton Group. The creek's watershed includes part of the Greenwood Valley. Much of the watershed is forested and major roads in it include Pennsylvania Route 42. The first European settler first arrived in the vicinity of the creek during the 1760s or 1770s, with other settlers arriving in the 1790s. A number of sawmills, woolen mills, and tanneries historically operated on the creek. A number of covered bridges have also been built over it and there were historically some railroads in the watershed.
Little Fishing Creek is considered to be an Exceptional Value stream for part of its length. One of its tributaries is considered to be Class A Wild Trout Waters for part of its length, as is part of the creek itself. However, the creek is considered to be impaired by pathogens for a portion of its length. Parts of the creek are suitable for canoeing on.