Green Creek (Fishing Creek tributary)

Soil erosion is a significant concern in some areas of the watershed of Green Creek, especially in the Greenwood Valley.

The creek then passes through a pond and turns south-southeast, flowing through a valley near the western border of Waller.

It then turns south, east, and south-southeast for several tenths of a mile before receiving the tributary Rickard Hollow from the left.

The creek then turns south-southwest for a few tenths of a mile, exiting Rohrsburg and receiving the tributary Mud Run from the right and entering Orange Township.

[1] Upon entering Orange Township, Green Creek turns south-southeast, flowing alongside Rohrsburg Road, and its valley quickly becomes deeper and narrower again.

Further downstream, where the creek drains an area of 9.42 square miles (24.4 km2), its average daily discharge was measured to be 16.40 cubic feet per second (0.464 m3/s).

In its lower reaches, where it drains an area of 33.24 square miles (86.1 km2), the average daily discharge was 57.87 cubic feet per second (1.639 m3/s).

[6] Historically, a large whirlpool known as the Spinning Wheel or the Witch's Kettle existed on Green Creek approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Rohrsburg.

[8] An Indian path connecting the Wyoming Valley with Muncy once existed, following Green Creek from its mouth upstream to near Rohrsburg.

In 1832, a fulling and carding mill were operated on the creek immediately north of Rohrsburg by Joseph E. Sands, but it was moved to Mordansville in 1856.

[15] A concrete tee beam bridge carrying T-682 over Green Creek was built 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Benton in 1923 and is 36.1 feet (11.0 m) long.

A third concrete tee beam bridge, this one carrying T-455, was constructed across Green Creek in 1936 0.6 miles (0.97 km) north-northwest of Rohrsburg and is 39.0 feet (11.9 m) long.

In 1961, a two-span prestressed box beam or girders bridge carrying State Route 4020 was built across the creek 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Orangeville and is 86.0 feet (26.2 m) long.

A two-span steel culvert bridge carrying T-761 over the creek 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Benton was built in 1986 and is 29.9 feet (9.1 m) long.

In 1992, a prestressed box beam or girders bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 254 was constructed over the creek in Rohrsburg and is 83.0 feet (25.3 m) long.

A bridge of a similar type, but carrying State Route 4045, was built over the creek in 2011 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Rohrsburg and is 42.0 feet (12.8 m) long.

[17] Wild trout naturally reproduce in the creek from near its headwaters downstream to its mouth, a distance of 12.30 miles (19.79 km).

The site consists of a section of the floodplain of Green Creek forested with hemlock in Jackson Township.

Green Creek looking downstream in Jackson Township
Green Creek looking downstream in Rohrsburg
Green Creek in late winter
Patterson Covered Bridge over Green Creek