Huntington Creek (Pennsylvania)

Here the creek turns south for approximately two miles as its valley widens.

A short distance downstream, Huntington Creek receives its second tributary, Laurel Run.

The creek then makes a sharp turn south, picking up the tributary Shingle Run, then makes a sharp turn west and receives the tributary Arnold Creek.

As Huntington Creek continues west its valley deepens and broadens and it receives Lick Branch.

Over the next several miles, the creek turns west and flows parallel to Huntington Mountain.

[1] Upstream of Kitchen Creek, its elevation decreases by 50.9 feet (15.5 m) per mile.

[4] The channel of Huntington Creek flows through rock formations of shale and sandstone.

Lakes and swamps created by glaciers are found in the upper reaches of the watershed.

[3] The area in the vicinity of the creek is sparsely inhabited and "rugged", with a 1921 book describing the watershed as "broken, mountainous country".

A dam that is 3 feet (0.91 m) high is located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) downstream of Huntington Mills.

[3] In the early 1900s, industries in the watershed of Huntington Creek included paper mills and agriculture.

The creek powered a paper mill as well as a number of small gristmills.

[10] Fish species such as the eastern mudminnow inhabit Huntington Creek.

[11] Edward Gertler states in his book Keystone Canoeing that Huntington Creek is ideal for novice canoers.

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