THE SPRING CREEK WATERSHED ATLAS

This article was originally published by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission: State of the Susquehanna 2010 Report. Spring Creek, a famous stream in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River watershed, is aptly named. Within this 146-square-mile watershed, there are at least seven springs that each produce more than 1 million gallons per day (mgd) of clean, cold water. These springs have influenced settlement patterns in the watershed. The most famous is Big Spring aroun

The following article has been condensed from the publication “The Fishery of Spring Creek – A Watershed Under Siege” by Robert F. Carline, Rebecca L. Dunlap, Jason E. Detar, and Bruce A. Hollender. Urban influences in the upper part of the watershed are having negative effects on Spring Creek’s trout fishery. Given the extensive development in and around the Borough of State College and the PSU campus, impacts on Spring Creek are not surprising. The effects of urbanization