The watershed in total size covers an area of approximately 510 square miles, with about 80% of this being situated in Ohio.

According to an Ohio Department of Natural Resources study conducted in 2004, Little Beaver Creek is an exceptionally clean waterway with a highly diverse ecosystem.

It is thought to be the only riparian corridor in the United States which shows geologic evidence of all five ice ages.

Little Beaver Creek has several forks, which lead generally in a southern and easterly direction.

[6] Little Beaver Creek is an English translation of the original Native American name.