West Creek (Pennsylvania)

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General data

Name: West Creek (Pennsylvania)
Water system: Susquehanna River
Water type: River
Progression: Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River tributary) -> North Branch Susquehanna River -> Susquehanna River -> Chesapeake Bay -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

West Creek is a tributary of Fishing Creek, in Columbia County and Sullivan County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States.

It is 9.1 miles (14.6 km) long and flows through Davidson Township in Sullivan County and Jackson Township, Sugarloaf Township, Benton Township, and Benton in Columbia County.

The water temperature of the creek ranges from 0 °C (32 °F) to 25 °C (77 °F). The discharge ranges from nearly zero to ten cubic meters per second (0 to 353 cu ft/s).

Rock formations in the watershed include the Trimmers Rock Formation, the Catskill Formation, and the Huntley Mountain Formation.

The creek's watershed has an area of 16.6 square miles (43 km2), most of which is agricultural, forested, or urban land.

A small number of dams, mills, and schoolhouses were built on West Creek in the 19th and early 20th century.

West Creek has the highest level of biodiversity of any stream in the upper Fishing Creek watershed.

West Creek (Pennsylvania)

General data

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