| West Branch Fishing Creek | |
|---|---|
 West Branch Fishing Creek near Elk Grove, looking upstream | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Huckleberry Mountain in Davidson Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania |
| Mouth | |
• location | Fishing Creek in Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°16′33″N 76°22′26″W / 41.2759°N 76.3740°W |
| Length | 11.1 mi (17.9 km) |
| Basin size | 33.5 sq mi (87 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0 to 25 cubic metres per second (0 to 883 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Swanks Run, Slip Run, Hemlock Run, Laurel Run, Deep Hollow, Big Run, Painter Run, Bloody Run, Elk Run, Peterman Run, Rough Run |
| • right | Shingle Mill Run |
West Branch Fishing Creek is one of the northernmost major tributaries of Fishing Creek in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania and Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.[1][2] It is 11.1 miles (17.9 km) long and flows through Davidson Township, Sullivan County and Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County.[2] The creek's watershed has an area of 33.5 square miles, nearly all of which is forested land.
Rock formations in the watershed of West Branch Fishing Creek include the Catskill Formation, the Huntley Mountain Formation, and the Burgoon Sandstone. North Mountain, Huckleberry Mountain, and Central Mountain are all in the creek's vicinity. The temperature of the creek's waters ranges from −2 °C (28 °F) to 23 °C (73 °F) and its pH ranges from approximately 5.5 to just under 7.0. The creek's discharge ranges from nearly 0 cubic meters per second to approximately 25 cubic meters per second.
Communities in the watershed of West Branch Fishing Creek include Central and Elk Grove. Lumbering was an industry in the watershed in the late 1800s. Fish species living in West Branch Fishing Creek include brown trout, brook trout, and sculpin. The upper reaches of the creek are designated as Class A Wild Trout Waters by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. There is significant benthic algae coverage in the lower reaches of the creek.
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