It is approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long and flows through Fairmount Township.[1] The watershed of the creek has an area of 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2). Old-growth forests are in the vicinity and wild trout naturally reproduce in the stream. The surficial geology nearby features Wisconsinan Outwash, Wisconsinan Till, fill, and bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale.