General Information:
The Wissahickon Creek Watershed encompasses an area of 64 square miles, which
includes 15 municipalities in Montgomery County and the City of Philadelphia.
Wissahickon Creek begins in Montgomery Township and flows for approximately 27
miles where it meets with the Schuylkill River at the end of Lincoln Drive. The
watershed includes extensive park and recreational areas as well as a
designated use for trout stock fisheries. The Wissahickon Creek is also a
source of drinking water for the City of Philadelphia
Municipalities within this watershed drainage include: Upper Dublin Township,
Lower Gwynedd Township, Whitemarsh Township, Springfield Township, Whitpain
Township, Upper Gwynedd Township, Abington Township, Montgomery Township,
Ambler Borough, Lansdale Borough, North Wales Borough, Cheltenham Township,
Horsham Township, Worcester Township, Upper Moreland Township, and the City of
Philadelphia.
Partnership:
The Wissahickon Watershed Partnership was re-initiated by the Philadelphia
Water Department in November of 2005 with the task of creating an Integrated
Watershed Management Plan for this area.
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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