of Mahantango Creek can be as high as . Watershed The watershed of Mahantango Creek has an area of . The watershed is located in Snyder County and Juniata County. Parts of the watershed of Mahantango Creek are rural and is mostly used for agricultural purposes. History Mahantango Creek's name comes from the Delaware word mahantongo, which means "where we had plenty to eat". It was apparently named after a group of Native Americans had a large meal on the creek. George Herrold had a tract of land on the creek in 1765. It is unlikely, but possible, that Peter Shaffer settled on the creek around 1765. Michael Witmer gained access to a tract of land on Mahantango Creek around 1770. In May 1772, there were plans to construct a road from Sunbury to Mahantango Creek. The Mahantongo Methodist Circuit historically included the watershed of the creek. Historically, there were twelve gristmills and fourteen sawmills on Mahantango Creek and its tributaries. As late as 1919, there were still a large number of mills in the watershed, including the Old West Perry Mill, producing fermented pear cider, or perry, which was built in 1778. In March 1901, flooding and ice jams severely damaged a number of bridges over Mahantango Creek. There are two covered bridges located on Mahantango Creek near Pennsylvania Route 104. One of them is called the North Oriental Covered Bridge and was built in 1908. The other is known as the Sheaffer Covered Bridge and was built in 1907. Both bridges are burr arch truss bridges. Biology The Mahantango Creek Confluence Pools are a series of small pools located near Mahantango Creek in Susquehanna Township, Juniata County and Snyder County. These pools are surrounded by hardwood forests, which have been somewhat affected by logging. Additionally, there are vernal pools on the tributary West Branch Mahantango Creek. These are known as the West Branch Mahantango Creek Vernal Pools. Mahantango Creek flows through an area of forest with an area of greater than . Mahantango Creek is not stocked with fish. It is, however, a warmwater community for fish. No trout inhabit the creek, although it is possible that smallmouth bass inhabit it. However, trout are stocked on the tributary West Branch Mahantango Creek. Brook trout have inhabited North Branch Mahantango Creek in the past. A barn on the floodplain of Mahantango Creek is inhabited by 30,000 bats. These include