White Hall Creek
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| White Hall Creek | |
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 White Hall Creek looking downstream | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | base of a hill in Madison Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 900 and 920 feet (270 and 280 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | East Branch Chillisquaque Creek in Derry Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°05′02″N 76°38′59″W / 41.08382°N 76.64975°W |
• elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Length | 3.8 mi (6.1 km) |
| Basin size | 2.31 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | East Branch Chillisquaque Creek → Chillisquaque Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | three unnamed tributaries |
White Hall Creek is a tributary of East Branch Chillisquaque Creek in Columbia County and Montour County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.8 miles (6.1 km) long and flows through Madison Township in Columbia County and Anthony Township and Derry Township.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 2.31 square miles (6.0 km2). All streams in its watershed are impaired by siltation due to agriculture. The creek is a Warmwater Fishery.
White Hall Creek begins at the base of a hill in Madison Township, Columbia County. It flows south-southwest for a short distance before turning south-southeast for a short distance. The creek then turns south-southwest for several tenths of a mile, exiting Columbia County.[1]
Upon exiting Columbia County, White Hall Creek enters Anthony Township, Montour County. It turns south-southwest for several tenths of a mile, crossing Pennsylvania Route 44 and receiving an unnamed tributary from the left. The creek then turns west-southwest for a few tenths of a mile, receiving another unnamed tributary from the left before turning south. After some distance, it receives a third unnamed tributary from the left and several tenths of a mile further downstream, it turns west-southwest. After a short distance, the creek reaches its confluence with East Branch Chillisquaque Creek.[1]
White Hall Creek joins East Branch Chillisquaque Creek 0.94 miles (1.51 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]
Hydrology
The entire length of White Hall Creek and all the other streams in its watershed are designated as impaired waterbodies. The cause of the impairment is siltation and the source is agriculture.[3]
Geography and geology
Watershed and biology
The watershed of White Hall Creek has an area of 2.31 square miles (6.0 km2).[2] The mouth of the creek is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Washingtonville. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Hugesville. The creek also passes through the quadrangle of Millville.[4] There are a total of 5.43 miles (8.74 km) of streams in the watershed.[3]
White Hall Creek is designated as a Warmwater Fishery.[5] The water quality of the creek would be improved by the addition of further riparian buffering in some reaches.[6]