Moose Creek Watershed Profile

Watershed Overview

The Moose Creek Watershed lies entirely within Clearfield County, PA.  Moose Creek flows southeast approximately seven miles to its confluence with the West Branch Susquehanna in Clearfield, PA.  The monitoring station along Moose Creek is located approximately three miles northwest of the town of Plymptonville, PA, in Moshannon State Forest.

Drainage Characteristics

Monitored Drainage Area: 3.3 square miles

Population (2010): 62

Total Stream Length: 5.1 miles

• 5.1 miles are designated as High Quality Cold Water Fisheries

Stream miles impaired and dominant source/cause: 0 miles impaired

Average Annual Flow at Station (NHD): 6.1 cubic feet per second (cfs)

Maximum Flow Time from Headwaters: 4 hrs. 16 min.

Land Use (2006):

• Forest: 95%
• Grassland/Herbaceous: 1%
• Agricultural: 0%
• Developed: 3%
• Barren/Extractive: 0%
• Water: 0%
• Wetlands: 0%

Natural Gas Drilling Pads (as tracked by SRBC): 1

Permitted Natural Gas Water Withdrawals: 0 Frac Water Withdrawals

Public Water Supply: 0 Groundwater Withdrawals and 0 Surface Water Withdrawals

Permitted Discharges and Type: NPDES sites

• Industrial: 0
• Stormwater: 0
• Wastewater Treatment Plant: 0
• Frac Wastewater Treatment Plant: 0

Underlying Geology: Sandstone