North Branch Mehoopany Creek
| North Branch Mehoopany Creek North Fork Mehoopany Creek, North Branch Mehoppany Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Wilmot Township, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,560 ft (480 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mehoopany Creek in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania near Forkston |
• coordinates | 41°32′03″N 76°07′23″W / 41.5341°N 76.1231°W |
• elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Length | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mehoopany Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Wolf Run, Sciota Brook, Miller Brook, Douglas Hollow, Farr Hollow |
| • right | Smith Cabin Run, Barnes Brook, Catlin Brook, Burgess Brook |
North Branch Mehoopany Creek (also known as North Fork Mehoopany Creek or North Branch Mehoppany Creek) is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Bradford County, Sullivan County, and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 14 miles (23 km) long and flows through Wilmot Township in Bradford County, Colley Township in Sullivan County, and North Branch Township and Forkston Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 40.0 square miles (104 km2). The creek has eight named direct tributaries, including hollows. In the 1940s and 1950s, the average discharge for September was found to be just 6.8 cubic feet per second (0.19 m3/s), but was found to be over 100 cubic feet per second (2.8 m3/s) for July and August.
North Branch Mehoopany Creek has a deep, narrow valley, with "rough and hilly" topography. The upper reaches of the creek's watershed contain swamps and small lakes. Although forested land is the most prevalent land use in the creek's watershed, agricultural land is also present. A number of bridges have been constructed over the creek. Its watershed is designated as a Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. The creek has wild trout naturally reproducing within it.