Little Mahantango Creek
| Little Mahantango Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Line Mountain in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mahnatango Creek in Upper Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania near Valley View |
• coordinates | 40°40′26″N 76°36′54″W / 40.67386°N 76.61499°W |
• elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Length | 9.6 mi (15.4 km) |
| Basin size | 15.1 sq mi (39 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | four unnamed tributaries |
| • right | thirteen unnamed tributaries |
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.