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