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Little Wapwallopen Creek

January 01, 1970

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
Little Wapwallopen Creek looking downstream from Ruckle Hill Road
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBoyle Pond in Rice Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
 • elevation1,220 ft (370 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Susquehanna River in Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
 • elevation
495 ft (151 m)
Length17 mi (27 km)
Basin size39.5 sq mi (102 km2)
Discharge 
 • average40 cu ft/s (1.1 m3/s) near mouth
Basin features
ProgressionSusquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Tributaries 
 • rightPond Creek, Nuangola Outlet

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.

Course edit

 
Little Wapwallopen Creek from Pennsylvania Route 239, looking upstream

Little Wapwallopen Creek begins in Boyle Pond in Rice Township. It flows west for several tenths of a mile and passes through another pond before turning south-southwest for more than a mile (two kilometers). It then turns west for a few tenths of a mile and receives Nuangola Outlet, its first named tributary, from the right. The creek turns south-southwest for more than a mile before turning southwest and crossing Interstate 81 and entering Dorrance Township. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, it passes through Andy Pond and turns west-northwest for a short distance. It then turns west-southwest for considerably more than a mile before turning west and then west-northwest. The creek then turns north for a few tenths of a mile before turning west for several tenths of a mile. For the next few miles, it flows roughly west-southwest, entering Conyngham Township. The creek then turns south for several tenths of a mile, briefly entering Hollenback Township before turning north and flowing alongside Hess Mountain as it reenters Conyngham Township. Its valley broadens and it flows west-southwest for a few miles, receiving the tributary Pond Creek and crossing Pennsylvania Route 239. A short distance further downstream, it reaches its confluence with the Susquehanna River.[1]

Little Wapwallopen Creek is approximately 17 miles (27 km) long.[1] It joins the Susquehanna River 168.16 miles (270.63 km) upriver of its mouth.[2]

Tributaries edit

Little Wapwallopen Creek has numerous unnamed tributaries and two named tributaries: Nuangola Outlet and Pond Creek.[1] Pond Creek joins Little Wapwallopen Creek 1.52 miles (2.45 km) upstream of its mouth. Its watershed has an area of 9.69 square miles (25.1 km2). Nuangola Outlet joins Little Wapwallopen Creek 14.55 miles (23.42 km) upstream of its mouth. Its watershed has an area of 2.35 square miles (6.1 km2).[2]

Hydrology edit

The discharge of Little Wapwallopen Creek near its mouth has been observed to range from 0.87 to 54 cubic feet per second (0.025 to 1.529 m3/s). The turbidity level of the creek at this location was once measured to be fewer than 5 Jackson Turbidity Units. Its specific conductance ranged from 60 to 80 micro-siemens per centimeter at 25 °C (77 °F). The creek's pH ranged between a slightly acidic 6.3 and a slightly basic 7.4. The concentration of water hardness ranged from 19 to 23 milligrams per liter (0.019 to 0.023 oz/cu ft).[3] The creek is not considered to be impaired as of 2006.[4]

The concentration of dissolved oxygen in the waters of Little Wapwallopen Creek was measured in the 1970s to be 11.0 milligrams per liter (0.0110 oz/cu ft). The carbon dioxide concentration ranged from 0.5 to 9.7 milligrams per liter (0.00050 to 0.00969 oz/cu ft). The concentration of bicarbonate ranged from 8 to 12 milligrams per liter (0.0080 to 0.0120 oz/cu ft) and no carbonate was observed.[3]

The concentration of organic nitrogen in Little Wapwallopen Creek was once measured to be 0.06 milligrams per liter (6.0×10−5 oz/cu ft) and the ammonia concentration was once measured to be 0.064 milligrams per liter (6.4×10−5 oz/cu ft). The concentration of nitrogen in the form of nitrates was measured to be 0.74 milligrams per liter (0.00074 oz/cu ft) and the concentration of nitrogen in the form of nitrites was measured to be 0.13 milligrams per liter (0.00013 oz/cu ft).[3]

In the 1970s, the concentration of calcium in the waters of Little Wapwallopen Creek were found to range from 5.00 to 5.90 milligrams per liter (0.00499 to 0.00589 oz/cu ft). The magnesium concentration ranged from 1.50 to 2.20 milligrams per liter (0.00150 to 0.00220 oz/cu ft). The combined concentrations of sodium and potassium ranged from 2.3 to 3.0 milligrams per liter (0.0023 to 0.0030 oz/cu ft) and the recoverable iron concentration was once measured at 0.08 milligrams per liter (8.0×10−5 oz/cu ft). The sulfate concentration ranged from 12.0 to 16.0 milligrams per liter and the concentration of chloride ranged from 2.3 to 7.0 milligrams per liter (0.0023 to 0.0070 oz/cu ft).[3]

The concentration of dissolved solids in Little Wapwallopen Creek was once measured to be 60 milligrams per liter (0.060 oz/cu ft).[3]

At its mouth, the peak annual discharge of Little Wapwallopen Creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 2,750 cubic feet per second (78 m3/s). It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 5,250 cubic feet per second (149 m3/s) and a 1 percent chance of reaching 7,000 cubic feet per second (200 m3/s). The peak annual discharge has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 12,500 cubic feet per second (350 m3/s). Upstream of the tributary Pond Creek, the peak annual discharge of the creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 2,150 cubic feet per second (61 m3/s). It has a 2 percent chance of 4,400 cubic feet per second (120 m3/s) and a 1 percent chance of reaching 5,900 cubic feet per second (170 m3/s). The peak annual discharge has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 10,400 cubic feet per second (290 m3/s).[5]

At a point 0.6 miles (0.97 km) downstream of Blue Ridge Trail, the peak annual discharge of Little Wapwallopen Creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 1,400 cubic feet per second (40 m3/s). It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 2,300 cubic feet per second (65 m3/s) and a 1 percent chance of reaching 2,700 cubic feet per second (76 m3/s). The peak annual discharge has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 3,900 cubic feet per second (110 m3/s). At a point 0.3 miles (0.48 km) upstream of Blue Ridge Trail, the peak annual discharge of the creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 1,250 cubic feet per second (35 m3/s). It has a 2 percent chance of 2,070 cubic feet per second (59 m3/s) and a 1 percent chance of reaching 2,470 cubic feet per second (70 m3/s). The peak annual discharge has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 3,550 cubic feet per second (101 m3/s).[5]

Geography, geology, and climate edit

 
Little Wapwallopen Creek in its upper reaches looking upstream

The elevation near the mouth of Little Wapwallopen Creek is 495 feet (151 m) above sea level.[6] The elevation of the creek's source is approximately 1,220 feet (370 m) above sea level.[1] The course of the creek is tortuous.[7]

Alluvium, which consists of stratified sand, silt, and gravel, as well as some boulders, occurs in the valley of Little Wapwallopen Creek to a depth of 10 feet (3.0 m) or more. Numerous deposits of Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift are present as well. Alluvial terrace also occurs near the creek, which is the only place in the quadrangle of Sybertsville that contains it in the surficial geology. Wisconsinan Loess, which consists of windblown silt and fine sand, occurs in the southern part of the creek's valley in the Sybertsville quadrangle. The remains of outwash terraces also occur near the creek in that quadrangle.[8]

In the Sybertsville quadrangle, the surficial geology in the valley of Little Wapwallopen Creek mainly consists of alluvium, alluvial terrace, alluvial fan, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and some small patches of Wisconsinan Till. The surficial geology on the valley slopes and uplands mainly consists of bedrock.[8] In the quadrangle of Freeland, the surficial geology near Little Wapwallopen Creek mainly features Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, and alluvium.[9] The surficial geology near the creek in the Wilkes-Barre West quadrangle mainly consists of Wisconsinan Till, with some scattered areas of bedrock and alluvium.[10]

The Berwick Axis, which is also known as the Montour Axis, crosses the Susquehanna River half a mile downstream of the mouth of Little Wapwallopen Creek. There is concealed Marcellus shale near the creek in Hollenback Township.[11]

The water temperature of Little Wapwallopen Creek near Wapwallopen was measured several times during the 1970s. The values ranged from 7.0 °C (44.6 °F) in May 1971 to 19.5 °C (67.1 °F) in September 1972.[3]

Watershed edit

 
Little Wapwallopen Creek in its upper reaches looking downstream
 
View of The Ice Ponds in Rice Township, Luzerne County, PA

The watershed of Little Wapwallopen Creek has an area of 39.5 square miles (102 km2).[2] The mouth of the creek is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Berwick. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Wilkes-Barre West. It also flows through the quadrangles of Freeland and Sybertsville.[6] The creek is one of the major streams in Luzerne County.[12]

The land in the 100 year floodplain of Little Wapwallopen Creek mainly consists of agricultural and forested land. However, there are also some areas of rural residential land.[5] A natural gas pipeline 42 inches (110 cm) in diameter and owned by the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company crosses an unnamed tributary of Little Wapwallopen Creek.[13] Numerous bridges have also been constructed across the creek.

A 160-acre (65 ha) lake known as Lilly Lake is in the watershed of Little Wapwallopen Creek, on one of its tributaries.[14][15] A pond known as Triangle Pond is also in the upper reaches of the watershed. Henry C. Bradsby's book History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania described Round Pond as being in the watershed as well.[16] A swamp known as Turner Swamp is also in the watershed.[17] Other lakes in the creek's vicinity include Andy Pond, Lake Blytheburn, Boyle Pond, Nuangola Lake, and the Ice Ponds. Many patches of wetlands are found in the watershed's upper reaches.[10]

A package wastewater treatment facility operated by the Crestwood School District discharges into Little Wapwallopen Creek in Rice Township. It has a capacity of 11,000 US gallons (42,000 L) per day. Another package wastewater treatment facility is operated by Wilbar Realty in the same township and discharges into the creek. It serves 176 homes in Laurel Lake Village and has a capacity of 87,500 US gallons (331,000 L).[17]

Little Wapwallopen Creek is one of the main sources of flooding in Conyngham Township, along with the Susquehanna River. The creek is also the main source of flooding in Dorrance Township and one of the main sources in Rice Township. A 100 year flood of the creek would flood substantial areas. Such flooding would also be exacerbated by backwater flooding from the Susquehanna River.[5]

History edit

Little Wapwallopen Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1179707.[6]

Historically, a Native American path went from Council Cup up the Little Wapwallopen Creek valley and to Wilkes-Barre. The path ran from Council Cup to the creek and then northeast alongside it before going past Lily Lake and over Penobscot Mountain towards where Wilkes-Barre is now located.[7] The first person to settle in Conyngham Township was Martin Harter, who settled on the creek near its mouth in 1795.[16]

In the late 1800s, there was an old ferry road near the mouth of Little Wapwallopen Creek.[16] A railroad bridge also crosses the creek.[11] Historically, a road ran from a small settlement on Big Wapwallopen Creek to an even smaller one on Little Wapwallopen Creek, near where Church Road presently is.[18] The Glen Brook Water Company once had plans to construct a dam on the creek and also on its tributary Pond Creek.[19] The Wilkes-Barre Ice Company and the Hazleton Ice Company also dammed a stream in the creek's watershed in 1912 and 1916 respectively, forming the Ice Ponds.[14][18]

Numerous bridges have been constructed across the creek. A concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge carrying Blytheburn Road was built over Little Wapwallopen Creek in 1920. It is 33.1 feet (10.1 m) long. A concrete slab bridge was built across the creek in 1935 and repaired in 2007. It is 23.0 feet (7.0 m) long and carries T-477/Weyhenmyr Street. In 1940, a bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 239 was constructed over the creek in Conyngham Township. This bridge is a steel stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge with a length of 65.0 feet (19.8 m) long.[20]

A three-span bridge carrying Interstate 81 northbound over Little Wapwallopen Creek was constructed in Rice Township in 1964 and repaired in 1987. This bridge is a prestressed box beam bridge with a length of 162.1 feet (49.4 m). A bridge of the same type was built over the creek for Interstate 81 southbound in 1965. This bridge was also repaired in 1987 and is 185.0 feet (56.4 m) long. In 1975, a prestressed stringer/multi-beam or girder bridge carrying State Route 3008/Ruckle Hill Road was built over the creek. This bridge is 92.9 feet (28.3 m) long and is in Conyngham Township. A prestressed box beam or girders bridge was built in Dorrance Township in 1988. It is 63.0 feet (19.2 m) long. Another bridge of the same type, but with a length of 37.1 feet (11.3 m) was constructed in 1996 for T-406/Georges Road. A steel girder and floorbeam system bridge was built over the creek in 1997. It is 60.0 feet (18.3 m) long and carries T-392/Hollow Road.[20]

Floodwaters from Little Wapwallopen Creek reached a height of 2 feet (0.61 m) over St. Marys Road in Dorrance Township during a storm in 1972. This is the only recorded flooding of a developed area caused by a major storm in the township. The creek also once flooded to a depth of 18 to 20 inches (46 to 51 cm) over Hislop Road in Rice Township.[5]

In August 2002, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council received $57,897.76 to carry out a restoration plan on the upper reaches of Little Wapwallopen Creek.[21] Since 2005, a project to remedy streambank erosion on the creek has been successful.[22] The creek has a watershed association known as the Little Wapwallopen Creek Watershed Association.[23]

Biology edit

The drainage basin of Little Wapwallopen Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery.[24] Wild trout naturally reproduce in the creek from its mouth upstream for 4.40 miles (7.08 km) to T-392. They also do so in the tributary Pond Creek from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[25]

Henry C. Bradsby's 1893 book History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania stated that Long Pond and Round Pond, two ponds in the watershed, had a large fish population.[16] The creek was stocked with 700 fingerling, yearling, and adult brook trout in 1909.[26]

The greenway of Little Wapwallopen Creek has been proposed as a conservation area in the Open Space, Greenways & Outdoor Recreation Master Plan for Luzerne County and Lackawanna County.[27]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d United States Geological Survey, , archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved March 9, 2015
  2. ^ a b c Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, pp. 91, 107, 115, retrieved March 9, 2015
  3. ^ a b c d e f United States Geological Survey, USGS 01537900 Little Wapwallopen Creek near Wapwallopen, PA, retrieved March 9, 2015
  4. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency, , archived from the original on February 2, 2017, retrieved March 10, 2015
  5. ^ a b c d e Federal Emergency Management Agency, (PDF), pp. 20–21, 51, archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015, retrieved January 20, 2015
  6. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Little Wapwallopen Creek, retrieved March 9, 2015
  7. ^ a b Proceedings and Collections of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society 1923–24, 1924, retrieved April 9, 2014
  8. ^ a b Duane D. Braun (2008), , pp. 4, 6, 21, archived from the original on May 24, 2014, retrieved March 10, 2015
  9. ^ Duane D. Braun (2009), , p. 14, archived from the original on May 24, 2014, retrieved January 15, 2015
  10. ^ a b Duane D. Braun (2008), , p. 14, archived from the original on May 24, 2014, retrieved March 10, 2015
  11. ^ a b Israel Charles White (1883), The Geology of the Susquehanna River Regíon in the Six Counties of Wyoming, Lackwanna, Luzerne, Columbia, Montour, and Northumberland, pp. 197–198, retrieved April 4, 2014
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External links edit

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41°05′35″N 76°07′34″W / 41.09306°N 76.12611°W / 41.09306; -76.12611

January 01, 1970
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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 CreekLittle Wapwallopen Creek looking downstream from Ruckle Hill RoadPhysical characteristicsSource locationBoyle Pond in Rice Township Luzerne County Pennsylvania elevation1 220 ft 370 m Mouth locationSusquehanna River in Conyngham Township Luzerne County Pennsylvania elevation495 ft 151 m Length17 mi 27 km Basin size39 5 sq mi 102 km2 Discharge average40 cu ft s 1 1 m3 s near mouthBasin featuresProgressionSusquehanna River Chesapeake BayTributaries rightPond Creek Nuangola Outlet 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 Contents 1 Course 1 1 Tributaries 2 Hydrology 3 Geography geology and climate 4 Watershed 5 History 6 Biology 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksCourse edit nbsp Little Wapwallopen Creek from Pennsylvania Route 239 looking upstream Little Wapwallopen Creek begins in Boyle Pond in Rice Township It flows west for several tenths of a mile and passes through another pond before turning south southwest for more than a mile two kilometers It then turns west for a few tenths of a mile and receives Nuangola Outlet its first named tributary from the right The creek turns south southwest for more than a mile before turning southwest and crossing Interstate 81 and entering Dorrance Township Several tenths of a mile further downstream it passes through Andy Pond and turns west northwest for a short distance It then turns west southwest for considerably more than a mile before turning west and then west northwest The creek then turns north for a few tenths of a mile before turning west for several tenths of a mile For the next few miles it flows roughly west southwest entering Conyngham Township The creek then turns south for several tenths of a mile briefly entering Hollenback Township before turning north and flowing alongside Hess Mountain as it reenters Conyngham Township Its valley broadens and it flows west southwest for a few miles receiving the tributary Pond Creek and crossing Pennsylvania Route 239 A short distance further downstream it reaches its confluence with the Susquehanna River 1 Little Wapwallopen Creek is approximately 17 miles 27 km long 1 It joins the Susquehanna River 168 16 miles 270 63 km upriver of its mouth 2 Tributaries edit Little Wapwallopen Creek has numerous unnamed tributaries and two named tributaries Nuangola Outlet and Pond Creek 1 Pond Creek joins Little Wapwallopen Creek 1 52 miles 2 45 km upstream of its mouth Its watershed has an area of 9 69 square miles 25 1 km2 Nuangola Outlet joins Little Wapwallopen Creek 14 55 miles 23 42 km upstream of its mouth Its watershed has an area of 2 35 square miles 6 1 km2 2 Hydrology editThe discharge of Little Wapwallopen Creek near its mouth has been observed to range from 0 87 to 54 cubic feet per second 0 025 to 1 529 m3 s The turbidity level of the creek at this location was once measured to be fewer than 5 Jackson Turbidity Units Its specific conductance ranged from 60 to 80 micro siemens per centimeter at 25 C 77 F The creek s pH ranged between a slightly acidic 6 3 and a slightly basic 7 4 The concentration of water hardness ranged from 19 to 23 milligrams per liter 0 019 to 0 023 oz cu ft 3 The creek is not considered to be impaired as of 2006 4 The concentration of dissolved oxygen in the waters of Little Wapwallopen Creek was measured in the 1970s to be 11 0 milligrams per liter 0 0110 oz cu ft The carbon dioxide concentration ranged from 0 5 to 9 7 milligrams per liter 0 00050 to 0 00969 oz cu ft The concentration of bicarbonate ranged from 8 to 12 milligrams per liter 0 0080 to 0 0120 oz cu ft and no carbonate was observed 3 The concentration of organic nitrogen in Little Wapwallopen Creek was once measured to be 0 06 milligrams per liter 6 0 10 5 oz cu ft and the ammonia concentration was once measured to be 0 064 milligrams per liter 6 4 10 5 oz cu ft The concentration of nitrogen in the form of nitrates was measured to be 0 74 milligrams per liter 0 00074 oz cu ft and the concentration of nitrogen in the form of nitrites was measured to be 0 13 milligrams per liter 0 00013 oz cu ft 3 In the 1970s the concentration of calcium in the waters of Little Wapwallopen Creek were found to range from 5 00 to 5 90 milligrams per liter 0 00499 to 0 00589 oz cu ft The magnesium concentration ranged from 1 50 to 2 20 milligrams per liter 0 00150 to 0 00220 oz cu ft The combined concentrations of sodium and potassium ranged from 2 3 to 3 0 milligrams per liter 0 0023 to 0 0030 oz cu ft and the recoverable iron concentration was once measured at 0 08 milligrams per liter 8 0 10 5 oz cu ft The sulfate concentration ranged from 12 0 to 16 0 milligrams per liter and the concentration of chloride ranged from 2 3 to 7 0 milligrams per liter 0 0023 to 0 0070 oz cu ft 3 The concentration of dissolved solids in Little Wapwallopen Creek was once measured to be 60 milligrams per liter 0 060 oz cu ft 3 At its mouth the peak annual discharge of Little Wapwallopen Creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 2 750 cubic feet per second 78 m3 s It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 5 250 cubic feet per second 149 m3 s and a 1 percent chance of reaching 7 000 cubic feet per second 200 m3 s The peak annual discharge has a 0 2 percent chance of reaching 12 500 cubic feet per second 350 m3 s Upstream of the tributary Pond Creek the peak annual discharge of the creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 2 150 cubic feet per second 61 m3 s It has a 2 percent chance of 4 400 cubic feet per second 120 m3 s and a 1 percent chance of reaching 5 900 cubic feet per second 170 m3 s The peak annual discharge has a 0 2 percent chance of reaching 10 400 cubic feet per second 290 m3 s 5 At a point 0 6 miles 0 97 km downstream of Blue Ridge Trail the peak annual discharge of Little Wapwallopen Creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 1 400 cubic feet per second 40 m3 s It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 2 300 cubic feet per second 65 m3 s and a 1 percent chance of reaching 2 700 cubic feet per second 76 m3 s The peak annual discharge has a 0 2 percent chance of reaching 3 900 cubic feet per second 110 m3 s At a point 0 3 miles 0 48 km upstream of Blue Ridge Trail the peak annual discharge of the creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 1 250 cubic feet per second 35 m3 s It has a 2 percent chance of 2 070 cubic feet per second 59 m3 s and a 1 percent chance of reaching 2 470 cubic feet per second 70 m3 s The peak annual discharge has a 0 2 percent chance of reaching 3 550 cubic feet per second 101 m3 s 5 Geography geology and climate edit nbsp Little Wapwallopen Creek in its upper reaches looking upstream The elevation near the mouth of Little Wapwallopen Creek is 495 feet 151 m above sea level 6 The elevation of the creek s source is approximately 1 220 feet 370 m above sea level 1 The course of the creek is tortuous 7 Alluvium which consists of stratified sand silt and gravel as well as some boulders occurs in the valley of Little Wapwallopen Creek to a depth of 10 feet 3 0 m or more Numerous deposits of Wisconsinan Ice Contact Stratified Drift are present as well Alluvial terrace also occurs near the creek which is the only place in the quadrangle of Sybertsville that contains it in the surficial geology Wisconsinan Loess which consists of windblown silt and fine sand occurs in the southern part of the creek s valley in the Sybertsville quadrangle The remains of outwash terraces also occur near the creek in that quadrangle 8 In the Sybertsville quadrangle the surficial geology in the valley of Little Wapwallopen Creek mainly consists of alluvium alluvial terrace alluvial fan Wisconsinan Ice Contact Stratified Drift and some small patches of Wisconsinan Till The surficial geology on the valley slopes and uplands mainly consists of bedrock 8 In the quadrangle of Freeland the surficial geology near Little Wapwallopen Creek mainly features Wisconsinan Till Wisconsinan Ice Contact Stratified Drift and alluvium 9 The surficial geology near the creek in the Wilkes Barre West quadrangle mainly consists of Wisconsinan Till with some scattered areas of bedrock and alluvium 10 The Berwick Axis which is also known as the Montour Axis crosses the Susquehanna River half a mile downstream of the mouth of Little Wapwallopen Creek There is concealed Marcellus shale near the creek in Hollenback Township 11 The water temperature of Little Wapwallopen Creek near Wapwallopen was measured several times during the 1970s The values ranged from 7 0 C 44 6 F in May 1971 to 19 5 C 67 1 F in September 1972 3 Watershed edit nbsp Little Wapwallopen Creek in its upper reaches looking downstream nbsp View of The Ice Ponds in Rice Township Luzerne County PA The watershed of Little Wapwallopen Creek has an area of 39 5 square miles 102 km2 2 The mouth of the creek is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Berwick However its source is in the quadrangle of Wilkes Barre West It also flows through the quadrangles of Freeland and Sybertsville 6 The creek is one of the major streams in Luzerne County 12 The land in the 100 year floodplain of Little Wapwallopen Creek mainly consists of agricultural and forested land However there are also some areas of rural residential land 5 A natural gas pipeline 42 inches 110 cm in diameter and owned by the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company crosses an unnamed tributary of Little Wapwallopen Creek 13 Numerous bridges have also been constructed across the creek A 160 acre 65 ha lake known as Lilly Lake is in the watershed of Little Wapwallopen Creek on one of its tributaries 14 15 A pond known as Triangle Pond is also in the upper reaches of the watershed Henry C Bradsby s book History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania described Round Pond as being in the watershed as well 16 A swamp known as Turner Swamp is also in the watershed 17 Other lakes in the creek s vicinity include Andy Pond Lake Blytheburn Boyle Pond Nuangola Lake and the Ice Ponds Many patches of wetlands are found in the watershed s upper reaches 10 A package wastewater treatment facility operated by the Crestwood School District discharges into Little Wapwallopen Creek in Rice Township It has a capacity of 11 000 US gallons 42 000 L per day Another package wastewater treatment facility is operated by Wilbar Realty in the same township and discharges into the creek It serves 176 homes in Laurel Lake Village and has a capacity of 87 500 US gallons 331 000 L 17 Little Wapwallopen Creek is one of the main sources of flooding in Conyngham Township along with the Susquehanna River The creek is also the main source of flooding in Dorrance Township and one of the main sources in Rice Township A 100 year flood of the creek would flood substantial areas Such flooding would also be exacerbated by backwater flooding from the Susquehanna River 5 History editLittle Wapwallopen Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2 1979 Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1179707 6 Historically a Native American path went from Council Cup up the Little Wapwallopen Creek valley and to Wilkes Barre The path ran from Council Cup to the creek and then northeast alongside it before going past Lily Lake and over Penobscot Mountain towards where Wilkes Barre is now located 7 The first person to settle in Conyngham Township was Martin Harter who settled on the creek near its mouth in 1795 16 In the late 1800s there was an old ferry road near the mouth of Little Wapwallopen Creek 16 A railroad bridge also crosses the creek 11 Historically a road ran from a small settlement on Big Wapwallopen Creek to an even smaller one on Little Wapwallopen Creek near where Church Road presently is 18 The Glen Brook Water Company once had plans to construct a dam on the creek and also on its tributary Pond Creek 19 The Wilkes Barre Ice Company and the Hazleton Ice Company also dammed a stream in the creek s watershed in 1912 and 1916 respectively forming the Ice Ponds 14 18 Numerous bridges have been constructed across the creek A concrete stringer multi beam or girder bridge carrying Blytheburn Road was built over Little Wapwallopen Creek in 1920 It is 33 1 feet 10 1 m long A concrete slab bridge was built across the creek in 1935 and repaired in 2007 It is 23 0 feet 7 0 m long and carries T 477 Weyhenmyr Street In 1940 a bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 239 was constructed over the creek in Conyngham Township This bridge is a steel stringer multi beam or girder bridge with a length of 65 0 feet 19 8 m long 20 A three span bridge carrying Interstate 81 northbound over Little Wapwallopen Creek was constructed in Rice Township in 1964 and repaired in 1987 This bridge is a prestressed box beam bridge with a length of 162 1 feet 49 4 m A bridge of the same type was built over the creek for Interstate 81 southbound in 1965 This bridge was also repaired in 1987 and is 185 0 feet 56 4 m long In 1975 a prestressed stringer multi beam or girder bridge carrying State Route 3008 Ruckle Hill Road was built over the creek This bridge is 92 9 feet 28 3 m long and is in Conyngham Township A prestressed box beam or girders bridge was built in Dorrance Township in 1988 It is 63 0 feet 19 2 m long Another bridge of the same type but with a length of 37 1 feet 11 3 m was constructed in 1996 for T 406 Georges Road A steel girder and floorbeam system bridge was built over the creek in 1997 It is 60 0 feet 18 3 m long and carries T 392 Hollow Road 20 Floodwaters from Little Wapwallopen Creek reached a height of 2 feet 0 61 m over St Marys Road in Dorrance Township during a storm in 1972 This is the only recorded flooding of a developed area caused by a major storm in the township The creek also once flooded to a depth of 18 to 20 inches 46 to 51 cm over Hislop Road in Rice Township 5 In August 2002 the Pennsylvania Environmental Council received 57 897 76 to carry out a restoration plan on the upper reaches of Little Wapwallopen Creek 21 Since 2005 a project to remedy streambank erosion on the creek has been successful 22 The creek has a watershed association known as the Little Wapwallopen Creek Watershed Association 23 Biology editThe drainage basin of Little Wapwallopen Creek is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery 24 Wild trout naturally reproduce in the creek from its mouth upstream for 4 40 miles 7 08 km to T 392 They also do so in the tributary Pond Creek from its headwaters downstream to its mouth 25 Henry C Bradsby s 1893 book History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania stated that Long Pond and Round Pond two ponds in the watershed had a large fish population 16 The creek was stocked with 700 fingerling yearling and adult brook trout in 1909 26 The greenway of Little Wapwallopen Creek has been proposed as a conservation area in the Open Space Greenways amp Outdoor Recreation Master Plan for Luzerne County and Lackawanna County 27 See also editRocky Run Susquehanna River next tributary of the Susquehanna River going upriver Big Wapwallopen Creek next tributary of the Susquehanna River going downriver List of rivers of PennsylvaniaReferences edit a b c d United States Geological Survey The National Map Viewer archived from the original on March 29 2012 retrieved March 9 2015 a b c Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams PDF November 2 2001 pp 91 107 115 retrieved March 9 2015 a b c d e f United States Geological Survey USGS 01537900 Little Wapwallopen Creek near Wapwallopen PA retrieved March 9 2015 United States Environmental Protection Agency Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2006 Pennsylvania Upper Susquehanna Lackawanna Watershed archived from the original on February 2 2017 retrieved March 10 2015 a b c d e Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Study VOLUME 1 of 6 LUZERNE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ALL JURISDICTIONS PDF pp 20 21 51 archived from the original PDF on April 2 2015 retrieved January 20 2015 a b c Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report for Little Wapwallopen Creek retrieved March 9 2015 a b Proceedings and Collections of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society 1923 24 1924 retrieved April 9 2014 a b Duane D Braun 2008 Surficial geology of the Sybertsville 7 5 minute quadrangle Luzerne County Pennsylvania pp 4 6 21 archived from the original on May 24 2014 retrieved March 10 2015 Duane D Braun 2009 Surficial geology of the Freeland 7 5 Minute Quadrangle Luzerne County Pennsylvania p 14 archived from the original on May 24 2014 retrieved January 15 2015 a b Duane D Braun 2008 Surficial geology of the Wilkes Barre West 7 5 minute quadrangle Luzerne County Pennsylvania p 14 archived from the original on May 24 2014 retrieved March 10 2015 a b Israel Charles White 1883 The Geology of the Susquehanna River Region in the Six Counties of Wyoming Lackwanna Luzerne Columbia Montour and Northumberland pp 197 198 retrieved April 4 2014 CHAPTER 3 ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS PDF p 7 archived from the original PDF on April 2 2015 retrieved March 9 2015 FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT 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