Little Buffalo Creek
| Little Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
Little Buffalo Creek looking upstream | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | base of a mountain in White Deer Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| • elevation | between 800 and 820 feet (240 and 250 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Buffalo Creek in Kelly Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States |
• coordinates | 40°59′09″N 76°55′41″W / 40.98589°N 76.92797°W |
• elevation | 456 ft (139 m) |
| Length | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Basin size | 19.0 sq mi (49 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buffalo Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Little Buffalo Creek is a tributary of Buffalo Creek in Union County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long and flows through White Deer Township and Kelly Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 19.0 square miles (49 km2). The creek is impacted by nutrients, sediment, E. coli, and thermal radiation. Rock formations containing sandstone, shale, and limestone occur in the watershed.
Most of the watershed of Little Buffalo Creek is on forested land or agricultural land, but there are other land uses as well. A number of bridges have been constructed over the creek. In 2014, a $329,851 grant from the Growing Greener program was issued to the Union County Conservation District for agricultural best management practices in its watershed. The creek's drainage basin is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery and wild trout naturally reproduce in a reach of it. American eels have also been released into the creek.