THE SPRING CREEK WATERSHED ATLAS

Photo 1. View of Talleyrand Park from High Street. Photo credit: J. Dunne. The history of Talleyrand Park is a story of remarkable...

Stormwater runoff can transport a large list of pollutants to surface waters and groundwater. In Spring Creek the effects of runoff from...

Some 70 years ago, Thompson Run was a classic limestone trout stream. It began at Thompson Spring, located about 200 yards southwest of...

There is a rich collection of historic houses in the Spring Creek Watershed, some of them more than 200 years old. They range from...

Take a walk during any season along the 4.4-mile trail winding its way along Spring Creek Canyon and you’ll be rewarded with a dizzying...

Introduction The temperature of spring and stream water within the Spring Creek watershed in central Pennsylvania is important for many...

Beginning in 1999 monitoring of stream and spring water quality was initiated by the Spring Creek Watershed Association to provide data...

The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed regulations for managing stormwater under the National Pollutant...

The early economy of central Pennsylvania was closely tied to harnessing flowing water to power mills and forges. Gristmills, the focus...

Virtually all the potable water consumed in the Centre Region is drawn from the groundwater reservoir. Even residents in the Bellefonte...

If you live or work in ‘Happy Valley’ or another area of the Spring Creek Watershed, you are almost certainly drinking and using...

I fly fish a lot…locally, regionally, and nationally. Some view my commitment as an obsession, but for me, it’s a passionate,...

Overview The Susquehanna River Basin Compact was signed into law by the U.S. Congress and the states of New York, Maryland and...

Water Demand Water is essential to life as we know it. We can survive for weeks without food, but for just a few days without water....

The Pennsylvania State University owns and operates a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) that is located at 501 University Drive in State...

When someone in the watershed runs water into a sink, turns on a washing machine, or flushes a toilet, this wastewater is conveyed to an...

Unlike the Centre Region, most communities with a population of several thousand or more are located adjacent to a river or a large body...

Dynamic Wetlands in Time and Space: Vernal pools are wetlands that experience alternating periods of flooding and drying, and are...

Pennsylvania is facing increasing problems with incursions of aquatic invasive species (AIS). One of the most recent invaders is New...