Little Wapwallopen Creek
| Little Wapwallopen Creek | |
|---|---|
Little Wapwallopen Creek looking downstream from Ruckle Hill Road | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Boyle Pond in Rice Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,220 ft (370 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Susquehanna River in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | 495 ft (151 m) |
| Length | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Basin size | 39.5 sq mi (102 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 40 cu ft/s (1.1 m3/s) near mouth |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Pond Creek, Nuangola Outlet |
Little Wapwallopen Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 17 miles (27 km) long and flows through Rice Township, Dorrance Township, Conyngham Township, and Hollenback Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 39.5 square miles (102 km2). The creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery and is not considered to be impaired. It has two named tributaries: Pond Creek and Nuangola Outlet. Wild trout naturally reproduce in the creek.
Little Wapwallopen Creek ranges from slightly acidic to slightly basic. It is a significant source of flooding in Conyngham Township, Dorrance Township, and Rice Township. Numerous bridges have been constructed across the creek. The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of alluvium, alluvial terrace, alluvial fan, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, Wisconsinan Till, and wetlands. Numerous bridges have also been constructed across the creek.