Driftwood Branch Watershed Profile
Watershed Overview
The Driftwood Branch Watershed lies mostly within Cameron County, PA, with portions in McKean and Elk Counties. The monitoring station along Driftwood Branch is located near Lockwood, PA.
Drainage Characteristics
Monitored Drainage Area: 83 square miles
Population (2010): 1,236
Total Stream Length: 177 miles
- 121 miles are designated as High Quality Cold Water Fisheries
- 49 miles are designated as Exceptional Value Fisheries
- 7 miles are designated as Trout Stocked Fisheries
- 11.9 miles are categorized as Class A stream by PA Fish & Boat Commission
Stream miles impaired and dominant source/cause: 0 miles impaired
Average Annual Flow at Station (NHD): 139.5 cubic feet per second (cfs)
Maximum Flow Time from Headwaters: 18 hrs. 21 min.
Land Use (2006):
- Forest: 93%
- Grassland/Herbaceous: 5%
- Agricultural: 1%
- Developed: 1%
- Barren/Extractive: 0%
- Water: 0%
- Wetlands: 1%
Natural Gas Drilling Pads (as tracked by SRBC): 6
Permitted Natural Gas Water Withdrawals: 1 Frac Water Withdrawals
Public Water Supply: 0 Groundwater Withdrawals and 0 Surface Water Withdrawals
Permitted Discharges and Type: NPDES sites
- Industrial: 2
- Stormwater: 0
- Wastewater Treatment Plant: 0
- Frac Wastewater Treatment Plant: 0
Underlying Geology: Sandstone