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Watershed Profile: East Branch Octoraro Creek at Street Road
East Branch Octoraro Creek drains portions of southern Lancaster County and Eastern Chester County before joining the <a href="watershedProfile?cimSystemsId=2&monitoringStationsId=501" title="West Branch Octorato Creek Watershed Profile">West Branch Octoraro Creek</a> in the Octoraro Lake. The monitoring station is location upstream of the confluence with Bell Run near Street Road.
Drainage Area (square miles): 55.61
Total Stream Length (miles): 88.70
Average Annual Flow at Station (NHD) (cfs) : 87.10
Population (2010): 11711
Designation
Miles
High-Quality Cold Water Fisheries
4.63
Trout Stocked Fisheries
84.08
Total
88.71
Land Use
Description
Percentage
Water
0.04
Developed Open Space
8.28
Low Urban
3.31
Medium Urban
1.45
High Urban
0.47
Barren
0.02
Deciduous Forest
15.61
Coniferous Forest
0.10
Mixed Forest
2.67
Shrub Scrub
0.83
Grassland Herbaceous
0.12
Pasture/Hay
18.92
Cropland
46.34
Wetlands
1.84
Natural Gas
Natural Gas Pads
0
Natural Gas Water Withdrawals
0
Public Water Supply Withdrawals
Groundwater
13
Surface Water
0
Description
Count
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
2
Mining/Quarry
0
Stormwater
15
Wastewater Treatment Plant/Sewage Treatment Plant
3
Other
15
Source
Category
Miles
Agriculture
Potable Water Supply
14.20
Agriculture
Aquatic Life
86.00
Habitat Modification
Aquatic Life
42.10
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff
Aquatic Life
0.90
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers
Aquatic Life
23.80
Rock Type
Percentage
Limestone
8.51
Other
84.94
Quartzite
6.53
Sample Time
4/27/2024 8:00:00 AM
Temperature
(C)
11.48
Specific Conductivity
(mS/cm)
0.292
PH
7.61
Turbidity
(NTU+)
2.2
Dissolved Oxygen
(mg/L)
10.8