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Spring Creek. Favorite Local Waters for Kayak and Canoe Boating

For over 50 years, the Spring Creek waterway between Bellefonte and Milesburg has been the scene of whitewater activities for boaters of all skill levels. Even tubers have found a pleasant experience here. This waterway flows year-round as it has never frozen during this time and consistently has enough water to support a variety of boating activities. As we move downstream, I shall describe several reaches: The start below Talleyrand Falls in Bellefonte, The Sunnyside Paddling Park, The flow leading to McWave where McCoy’s Dam originally stood, The pleasant area starting the second mile, and The final Milesburg Rapids below the green iron bridge (Commercial Street). 1. The start below Tal

Monitoring Efforts in the Watershed: Water Resources Monitoring Project

The Spring Creek Water Resources Monitoring Project (WRMP) is conducted in partnership with the Keystone Water Resources Center, a publicly-funded, non-profit organization dedicated to collecting data on the water resources of Pennsylvania. The mission of the WRMP is to collect scientifically useful water quality and quantity data and make those data available to the public and to educate the public on surface and groundwater resources, with a focus on the Spring Creek Watershed. The WRMP, initiated in 1998 under the auspices of the Spring Creek Watershed Association, was organized by residents interested in the conservation of the watershed. Until 2019, the project was housed and fiscally

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