- Little Muncy Creek
:"For other places named 'Muncy', please see
Muncy (disambiguation) ."Little Muncy Creek is the major
tributary ofMuncy Creek in Lycoming and Sullivan Counties,Pennsylvania ,USA . Via Muncy Creek and theWest Branch Susquehanna River , it is part of theSusquehanna River drainage basin and waters from it flow ultimately into theChesapeake Bay .Course
Little Muncy Creek has its source in Davidson Township in Sullivan County, then flows south in Jordan Township in Lycoming County. It then flows west into Franklin Township and the village of Lairdsville, running parallel to
Pennsylvania Route 118 here. Further west it enters Moreland Township and passes the village of Opp, before entering Muncy Creek Township, where it flows into Muncy Creek just west of the village of Clarkstown. Other streams feeding Little Muncy Creek include Marsh Run, Beaver Run, Laurel Run, Big Run, German Run, and Little Indian Run.Watershed
The Little Muncy Creek watershed has a total area of 82 mi² (212.4 km²) and a total population of 3,735 (as of
2000 ). Approximately 87.4% of the Little Muncy Creek watershed is in Lycoming County, 5.7% is in Columbia County, 5.3% is in Sullivan County, and 1.5% is in Montour County. Of that area, 48 mi² (124.3 km²) are forested and 34 mi² (88.1 km²) are given to agricultural uses.ee also
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List of Pennsylvania rivers References
General
* [http://164.156.71.80/VWRQ.asp?docid=0442d740780d000000000dac00000dac&context=2&backlink=WXOD.aspx%3ffs%3d0442d740780d00008000000000000000%26ft%3d7 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 2001 "Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams"]
* [http://www.lyco.org/lccd/lib/lccd/lycoming-watersheds-lg.gifLycoming County Watersheds Map]
* [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/lyco-history-01.html History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania edited by John F. Meginness, ©1892] (copyright expired)
* [http://dsf.seda-cog.org/lyco/lib/lyco/county_map1.pdf Official Lycoming County Map showing all townships, villages, boroughs, cities, county roads, rivers, creeks, and some streams]Little Muncy Creek
* [http://www.chesapeakebay.net/wspv31/(3fwefm55tzka3q45qloiyxbu)/WspAbout.aspx?basno=188&topic=5 Chesapeake Bay Program page on Little Muncy Creek Watershed]
*Lycoming County Stream Gauge Data for Little Muncy Creek:
** [http://www.lyco.org/lyc-datawise/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=429425 Gauge in Muncy Creek Township]
** [http://www.lyco.org/lyc-datawise/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=429432 Gauge at Lairdsville]
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