Watershed Profile: Pine Creek near Blackwell, PA

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Watershed Overview
Pine Creek begins in northeastern Potter County, PA and flows southeast through three counties to its confluence with the West Branch Susquehanna River near the town of Jersey Shore, PA. The monitoring station was located in Tioga State Forest approximately eight miles upstream of Blackwell, PA.
Drainage Characteristics
  • Drainage Area (square miles): 389.79
  • Total Stream Length (miles): 695.20
  • Average Annual Flow at Station (NHD) (cfs): 545.80
  • Population (2010): 9171
Stream Classifications (Pennsylvania)
Designation Miles
Cold Water Fisheries 78.04
Exceptional Value 23.65
High-Quality Cold Water Fisheries 548.52
High-Quality Trout Stocked Fisheries 8.84
Warm Water Fisheries 36.18
Total 695.23
  • Land Use
  • Description Percentage
    Water 0.18
    Developed Open Space 3.64
    Low Urban 0.44
    Medium Urban 0.20
    High Urban 0.07
    Barren 0.03
    Deciduous Forest 63.47
    Coniferous Forest 1.24
    Mixed Forest 19.34
    Shrub Scrub 0.81
    Grassland Herbaceous 0.59
    Pasture/Hay 8.37
    Cropland 0.68
    Wetlands 0.94

  • Natural Gas
  • Natural Gas Pads 48
  • Natural Gas Water Withdrawals 4

  • Public Water Supply Withdrawals
  • Groundwater 42
  • Surface Water 5

NPDES Discharges
Description Count
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation 0
Mining/Quarry 0
Stormwater 0
Wastewater Treatment Plant/Sewage Treatment Plant 3
Other 14

Stream Impairments
Source Category Miles
Channelization Aquatic Life 1.10
Highways, Roads, Bridges Construction Aquatic Life 2.10
Combined Sewer Overflows Aquatic Life 2.80
Municipal Point Source Aquatic Life 2.80
Dam or Impoundment Aquatic Life 4.60
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers Aquatic Life 7.40
Source Unknown Fish Consumption 8.20
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff Aquatic Life 8.30
Underlying Geology
Rock Type Percentage
Sandstone 92.22
Shale 7.78
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Historical Station

This is a historical station. Data was collected between 05/13/2011 and 04/06/2022

Visit the Historal Station page.