▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁waters hed ▁of ▁Mouse ▁Creek , ▁as ▁does ▁part ▁of ▁Fish er ▁R idge . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁quar ries ▁of ▁bl u ish - black ▁lim estone ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁cre ek ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁average ▁annual ▁rate ▁of ▁ra inf all ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁reaches ▁of ▁Mouse ▁Creek ▁is ▁. ▁The ▁average ▁annual ▁rate ▁of ▁run off ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁W aters hed ▁The ▁waters hed ▁of ▁Mouse ▁Creek ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁cre ek ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁quad rangle ▁of ▁P ill ow . ▁However , ▁its ▁source ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁quad rangle ▁of ▁K ling erst own . ▁The ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁cre ek ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁ ▁of ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁The ▁waters hed ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁reaches ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ano y ▁Creek ▁d rain age ▁bas in . ▁ ▁Mouse ▁Creek ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁streams ▁in ▁the ▁waters hed ▁of ▁Mah ano y ▁Creek . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁upper ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁waters hed ▁of ▁Mouse ▁Creek , ▁the ▁dominant ▁land ▁use ▁is ▁for ested ▁land , ▁which ▁makes ▁up ▁ 5 2 . 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁area . ▁Agricult ural ▁land , ▁including ▁cro pl and ▁and ▁hay / p ast ure ▁land , ▁occup ies ▁ 4 2 . 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁waters hed . ▁Only ▁ 5 .