General Information:
The Darby-Cobbs Watershed drains approximately 80 square miles, through the
Tinicum Wetlands and finally to the mouth of the Darby Creek at the Delaware
Estuary. This area includes portions of Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and
Philadelphia Counties. The watershed is often subdivided into the Cobbs Creek,
Darby Creek, and Tinicum subwatersheds for planning purposes.
Municipalities located within this drainage area include: Aldan Borough,
Clifton Heights Borough, Collingdale Borough, Colwyn Borough, Darby Borough,
Darby Township, East Lansdowne Borough, Easttown Township, Folcroft Borough,
Glenolden Borough, Haverford Township, Lansdowne Borough, Marple Township,
Millbourne Borough, Narberth Borough, Newtown Township, Norwood Borough,
Prospect Park Borough, Radnor Township, Ridley Township, Rutledge Borough,
Sharon Hill Borough, Springfield Township, Tinicum Borough, Upper Darby
Township, Yeadon Borough and the City of Philadelphia.
Partnership:
In 1999, the Philadelphia Water Department initiated the Darby-Cobbs Watershed
Partnership in an effort to connect residents, businesses, and government as
neighbors and stewards of the watershed. Since then, the Partnership has been
active in developing a vision for the watershed and guiding and supporting
subsequent planning activities within the watershed.
Partnership Mission Statement:
"To improve the environmental health and safe enjoyment of the Darby-Cobbs
watershed by sharing resources through cooperation of the residents and other
stakeholders in the watershed. The goals of the initiative are to protect,
enhance, and restore the beneficial uses of the Darby-Cobbs waterways and
riparian areas.”
Watershed Planning:
Watershed management seeks to mitigate the adverse physical, biological, and
chemical impacts of land uses as surface and ground waters are transported
throughout the watershed to the waterways. The partnership seeks to achieve
higher levels of environmental improvement by sharing information and
resources.
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An integrated watershed management plan (IWMP) was completed for the Cobbs
portion of this watershed area in the summer of 2004; please click
here
to view plan.
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A River Conservation Plan was completed by the Darby Creek Valley Association
(DCVA) for the entire watershed drainage area in 2005 and is available at:
http://www.dcva.org/wnew.html.
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An act 167 Stormwater Management Plan was completed for the Darby-Cobbs
Watershed in 2004 under the leadership of the Delaware County Planning
Department. The completed plan can be found at:
http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/planning/watersheditems.html
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Please follow the link below to the USGS website to view real-time water
quality data from USGS Gage Stations within this watershed. PWD-USGS Water
Resources Monitoring website:
http://pa.water.usgs.gov/pwd/.
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