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Watershed Profile: West Branch Octoraro Creek Near White Rock, PA
West Branch Octoraro Creek drains portions of southern Lancaster County before joining the <a href="watershedProfile?cimSystemsId=2&monitoringStationsId=500" title="East Branch Octoraro Creek Watershed Profile">East Branch Octoraro Creek</a> in the Octoraro Lake. The monitoring station is location upstream of the lake near the town of White Rock, PA.
Drainage Area (square miles): 39.53
Total Stream Length (miles): 62.80
Average Annual Flow at Station (NHD) (cfs) : 60.50
Population (2010): 6515
Designation
Miles
High-Quality Cold Water Fisheries
62.81
Total
62.81
Land Use
Description
Percentage
Water
0.03
Developed Open Space
6.24
Low Urban
2.32
Medium Urban
0.98
High Urban
0.16
Barren
0.03
Deciduous Forest
14.13
Coniferous Forest
0.12
Mixed Forest
2.79
Shrub Scrub
0.55
Grassland Herbaceous
0.12
Pasture/Hay
20.29
Cropland
51.24
Wetlands
1.01
Natural Gas
Natural Gas Pads
0
Natural Gas Water Withdrawals
0
Public Water Supply Withdrawals
Groundwater
20
Surface Water
1
Description
Count
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
5
Mining/Quarry
0
Stormwater
3
Wastewater Treatment Plant/Sewage Treatment Plant
1
Other
1
Source
Category
Miles
Agriculture
Aquatic Life
59.80
Agriculture
Potable Water Supply
11.40
Rock Type
Percentage
Limestone
6.33
Other
86.43
Quartzite
7.24
Sample Time
4/27/2024 4:00:00 AM
Temperature
(C)
13.22
Specific Conductivity
(mS/cm)
0.241
PH
7.96
Turbidity
(NTU+)
3.28
Dissolved Oxygen
(mg/L)
10.01