Little Mahantango Creek
| Little Mahantango Creek | |
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | near Line Mountain in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| River mouth | Mahnatango Creek in Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania near Valley View 604 ft (184 m) 40°40′26″N 76°36′54″W / 40.67386°N 76.61499°WCoordinates: 40°40′26″N 76°36′54″W / 40.67386°N 76.61499°W |
| Basin size | 15.1 sq mi (39 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 9.6 mi (15.4 km) |
Little Mahantango Creek is a tributary of Mahantango Creek in Schuylkill County and Northumberland County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 9.6 miles (15.4 km) long and flows through Eldred Township and Upper Mahantongo Township in Schuylkill County and Upper Mahanoy Township in Northumberland County. The watershed of the creek has an area of 15.1 square miles (39 km2). The creek has many unnamed tributaries and sub-tributaries; all of them, as well as the main stem, are impaired. The cause of impairment in Little Mahantango Creek is sedimentation/siltation and the probable source of impairment is agriculture.
The main rock formations in the vicinity of Little Mahantango Creek include the Irish Valley Member, the Trimmers Rock Formation, the Duncannon Member, and the Sherman Creek Member. The main soils in the vicinity of the creek include the Leck Kill-Minersville-Calvin soil, the Berks-Weikert-Beddington soil, and the Hazelton-Dekalb-Buchnnan soil. The main land use near it is agricultural land, but forested land and developed land are also present. A number of bridges have been constructed across the creek.
Little Mahantango Creek begins near Line Mountain, in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County. It flows south-southeast for a short distance before turning west-southwest, receiving an unnamed tributary from the . After several tenths of a mile, the creek turns south for a few tenths of a mile, receiving an unnamed tributary from the right and two unnamed tributaries from the . It then flows in a generally west-southwesterly direction for a few miles, occasionally flowing west-northwest for short distances, and receiving one unnamed tributary from the right and two from the left before turning northwest. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, the creek turns west-northwest, receiving two more unnamed tributaries from the right (in the process crossing Pennsylvania Route 125) and entering Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County.
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