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〕 |mouth = Confluence with the Susquehanna River |mouth_location = Rupert |mouth_elevation_imperial= 456 |mouth_elevation_note=〔 | mouth_lat_d = 40 | mouth_lat_m = 58 | mouth_lat_s = 38 | mouth_lat_NS = N | mouth_long_d = 076 | mouth_long_m = 28 | mouth_long_s = 02 | mouth_long_EW = W | mouth_coordinates_note = 〔 |length_imperial = 29.98 |length_note = 〔 |watershed_imperial = 385 |watershed_note = 〔 |discharge_imperial = 615 ||discharge_imperial_location = 1 mile downstream of Orangeville |map = Fishingcreek susquehanna rivermap.png |map_size = 300 |map_caption = Map of the Fishing Creek watershed |footnotes= }} Fishing Creek is a long tributary of the Susquehanna River in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It joins the Susquehanna River near the census-designated place of Rupert and the town of Bloomsburg. The watershed has an area of . Nomadic Native Americans arrived in the lower reaches of Fishing Creek around 8000 BCE, and some were spending winters in the upper reaches of the valley by 3000 to 2000 BCE. In the past few centuries, the Fishing Creek area has been home to many industries, mills, and dams. It drains parts of five Pennsylvania counties: Columbia, Montour, Sullivan, Luzerne, and Lycoming. The creek's main tributaries include Hemlock Creek, Little Fishing Creek, Green Creek, Huntington Creek, West Branch Fishing Creek, and East Branch Fishing Creek. Public recreation activities include canoeing, birdwatching, and fishing. The creek is known for its trout population, which includes brook, brown and rainbow trout; it also contains many other species of fish. Northern hardwood trees and ruffed grouse live in the surrounding area. Some stretches of Fishing Creek contain significant amounts of algae because of leaking septic systems in the watershed. The area around the tributary West Creek is the least habitable part of the Fishing Creek area, according to a 2011 study. The water quality of Fishing Creek can vary. Its pH ranges from 4.9 to 8.5, while the concentration of dissolved oxygen ranges from 5 to 17.5 mg per liter. The creek's average discharge is 615 cubic feet per second (17.4 m3/s); its watershed contains gravel, shale and various loams—in particular the Albrights soil series and the Leck Kill soil. ==Course== Fishing Creek's source is above sea level in Sugarloaf Township, south of State Game Lands Number 13 and Pennsylvania Route 118, where East Branch and West Branch Fishing Creeks of southern Sullivan County meet in northern Columbia County. The creek heads approximately south with a few bends through Sugarloaf Township for about . In the southern part of the township, it turns east for less than a mile and picks up Coles Creekits first named tributary after the confluence of the East and West Branches.〔 It empties into Fishing Creek from the northeast, upstream of its mouth.〔〔 Around this point, Fishing Creek turns sharply south into Benton Township and starts flowing parallel to Pennsylvania Route 487. Here it flows four or five miles, including about a mile in Benton, where West Creek parallels Fishing Creek and empties into it from the west just south of Benton and upstream of the mouth.〔〔 Fishing Creek crosses under Pennsylvania Route 239 and continues approximately south, passing through the community of Maple Grove and flowing into Fishing Creek Township and Stillwater. In Stillwater, Raven Creek empties into the creek from the northeast, above the mouth. About south, the creek turns and picks up Huntington Creek, and then flows past the communities of Zaners, Forks, and Pealertown.〔 The mouth of Huntington Creek is above the mouth of Fishing Creek.〔 Upon leaving Fishing Creek Township, about after picking up Huntington Creek, Fishing Creek flows southwest past Knob Mountain and into Orange Township. It passes near the northern edge of Knob Mountain downstream, then by Orangeville, and makes a 90° turn to the northwest.〔 Shortly after this turn it picks up Green Creek above its mouth and turns west.〔〔 After some distance, it turns south again, passing Bowman Bridge and a gauging station. From this point, the creek flows along the border between Orange and Mount Pleasant Townships for almost .〔 While on the border between these two townships, it flows past Kocher Park.〔 The creek stays considerably nearer to the western edge of the river valley than the eastern edge at this point. Near Lightstreet, it turns west into Mount Pleasant Township, passing several lakes and the Turkey Hill Oxbow. Upon entering Mount Pleasant Township, the creek stops paralleling Pennsylvania Route 487 and flows in the vicinity of Interstate 80 for . Along the border of Mount Pleasant Township and Bloomsburg, Fishing Creek picks up Little Fishing Creek at a distance of upstream of its mouth before turning south and paralleling the western border of Bloomsburg.〔〔〔 As it flows between Bloomsburg and Fernville, it turns sharply westward, paralleling U.S. Route 11, and picks up Hemlock Creek, which is above the mouth.〔〔 Shortly after picking up Hemlock Creek, Fishing Creek turns southeast under U.S. Route 11 and flows parallel to Pennsylvania Route 42 for slightly over , picking up Montour Run from the right,〔 then empties later into the Susquehanna between Bloomsburg and Rupert.〔〔 The Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56 crosses the main stem of the creek.〔 Its mouth is above sea level lower than, and downstream of, the source.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fishing Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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