Quittapahilla Creek
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The Quittapahilla Creek (nicknamed the "Quittie") is a Template:Convert<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webarchive, accessed August 8, 2011</ref> tributary of Swatara Creek in south-central Pennsylvania in the United States.
History
The original Lenape name for this waterway is Kuwektəpehəle, which means 'it flows out (ktəpehəle<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>) from the pines (kuwe<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>)'.
By the late twentieth century, the creek had become polluted from steel mill waste. The decline of industry in the region, as well as federal, state, and local efforts, have led to an improvement in water quality. The stream is stocked annually with trout and it has become a popular destination for recreational fly fishing.
Geography
Quittapahilla Creek rises in eastern Lebanon County, flows west-southwest through Lebanon and Annville, and joins Swatara Creek northeast of Palmyra.
Tributaries
- Killinger Creek
- Bachman Run
- Beck Creek
- Snitz Creek
- Brandywine Creek
- Spang CreekTemplate:Citation needed
See also
References
External links
- Quittapahilla Watershed Organization Template:Webarchive
- Quittapahilla Watershed Grant
- Fly fishing on the Quittie
- Lebanon Valley College - Dedication announcement of the Cuewe-Pehelle statue on the LVC campus.
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