West Branch Chillisquaque Creek
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West Branch Chillisqaque Creek in Anthony Township, Montour County
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Satellite map of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek. The red dot is the stream's source and blue dot is its mouth.
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| Etymology | Native American for a place where snowbirds visit |
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| Main source | Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
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Chillisquaque Creek 41°03′57″N 76°40′49″W / 41.06594°N 76.68030°WCoordinates: 41°03′57″N 76°40′49″W / 41.06594°N 76.68030°W |
| Length | 5 mi (8.0 km) |
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West Branch Chillisquaque Creek is a tributary of Chillisquaque Creek. Its watershed spans parts of Northumberland, Montour, Lycoming, and Columbia counties in Pennsylvania. West Branch Chillisquaque Creek is about five miles long. The creek is home to a number of tree species and herb species. There are also five main types of rock formations and four main types of soil in the creek's watershed.
West Branch Chillisquaque Creek is five to six miles long. The creek starts slightly east of the eastern edge of Anthony Township and flows west. It flows southwest for some distance before turning nearly due south and passing under Pennsylvania Route 44 on its way through the community of Exchange. West Branch Chillisquaque Creek picks up its only named tributary, County Line Branch, right at its confluence with Chillisquaque Creek. The creek empties into Chillisquaque Creek above Washingtonville.
West Branch Chillisquaque Creek is situated in the Ridge-and-Valley province. The creek's headwaters are 750 feet higher than its mouth. The watershed is highest in its northeastern area.
90% of the upper portions of the watershed of West Branch Chillisquaque Creek are over sedimentary rock. The particular rock formations that are common in this area of the watershed include the Hamilton Group, the Onondaga/Old Port formation, Trimmers Rock, and the Wills Creek Formation. The other rock formations in this section of the watershed are mostly shale and carbonate minerals. These include such formations as the Keyser/Tonoloway formation.
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