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Little Pine Creek is a tributary of Pine Creek in
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its county seat is Williamsport. Lycoming County comprises the Williamsport metropolitan statistical area. About northwest ...
, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Pine Township and Cummings Township.


Course

Little Pine Creek begins at the confluence of Texas Creek and
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in Pine Township. It flows roughly southwest, parallel to
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and receives the tributaries Bear Run, Bonell Run, and Lick Run. The creek then passes through English Center. Further downstream, it receives the tributaries Coal Run, Callahans Run, and Otter Run. The creek then enters Cummings Township, where it passes through a
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known as the Little Pine Dam. On the southern side of the dam, it turns south and meanders several miles until it crosses
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and reaches its confluence with Pine Creek. Little Pine Creek joins Pine Creek upstream of its mouth.


Geography and watershed

The watershed of Little Pine Creek has an area of . Little Pine Creek is said to resemble a smaller version of Pine Creek. The velocity of its waters is also faster than those of Pine Creek. The creek's valley is narrow and resembles a
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in its lower reaches. Groves of
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and
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s are found along the valley. A dam that is high is on Little Pine Creek.


Recreation

It is possible to
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on of Little Pine Creek during
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or within four days of heavy rain. The difficulty rating of the creek is between A and 2-. The scenery along it is described as "good" by Edward Gertler in his book ''Keystone Canoeing''. Little Pine Creek flows through
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for part of its length.


See also

*
List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ...


References


External links


U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stationsLittle Pine State Park official websitePine Creek Gorge official website
{{authority control Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of Pine Creek (Pennsylvania) Rivers of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania