Buffalo Creek (Susquehanna tributary)
Water type: River
Basin: West Branch Susquehanna River -> Susquehanna River -> Chesapeake Bay -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Continent:
North America
Climate:
Temperate
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Largest tributaries
Perciformes - Perches
Gadiformes - Cods
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Perciformes - Perches
Gadiformes - Cods
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Buffalo Creek is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Union County, Pennsylvania. It is approximately 45.9 km long and flows through Hartley Township, Lewis Township, West Buffalo Township, Mifflinburg, Buffalo Township, Kelly Township, and Lewisburg. Its watershed has an area of 350 km2. It is in the ridge-and-valley province of the Appalachian Mountains. Some streams and parts of streams in the creeks watershed are high-quality cold-water fisheries. There are ten types of rock formations and eight types of soil series in the watershed. The forests in the Buffalo Creek watershed are mostly deciduous hardwood, hemlock, and pine.