Quittapahilla Creek

Quittapahilla Creek
Quittapahilla Creek
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°19′57″N 76°23′17″W / 40.33250°N 76.38806°W
Mouth
• coordinates	40°20′56″N 76°36′54″W / 40.34889°N 76.61500°WCoordinates: 40°20′56″N 76°36′54″W / 40.34889°N 76.61500°W Swatara Creek
• elevation	356 ft (109 m)

Quittapahilla Creek (nicknamed the "Quittie") is a 16.8-mile-long (27.0 km)^[2] tributary of Swatara Creek in south-central Pennsylvania in the United States. The original Lenape name for this waterway is Kuwektəpehəle, which means 'it flows out (ktəpehəle^[3]) from the pines (kuwe^[4])'.

Quittapahilla Creek rises in eastern Lebanon County, flows west-southwest through Lebanon and Annville, and joins Swatara Creek northeast of Palmyra.

By the late 20th 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.

Tributaries[]

Killinger Creek
Bachman Run
Beck Creek
Snitz Creek
[[Brandywine Creek
Spang Creek into

(Quittapahilla Creek tributary)|Brandywine Creek]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quittapahilla Creek
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 8, 2011
^ "ktëpehële". Lenape Talking Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
^ "kuwe". Lenape Talking Dictionary. Retrieved 2012-10-10.