General Information:
The Pennypack Creek Watershed is located in the southeastern corner of
Pennsylvania. With approximately 56.3 mi2 of area, 31.7 mi2 (56%) is located in
Montgomery County, 17.9 mi2 (32%) in Philadelphia County, and 6.7 mi2 (12%) in
Bucks County. As a tributary to the Delaware River, its designated uses are
warmwater fishery, migratory fishes, trout stock fishery and as a tributary to
the Delaware River, the creek is also a source of drinking water.
Municipalities within this watershed drainage area include: Abington Township,
Bryn Athyn Borough, Hatboro Borough, Horsham Township, Jenkintown Borough,
Lower Moreland Township, Rockledge Borough, Upper Dublin Township, Upper
Moreland Township, Upper Southampton Township, Warminster Township and the City
of Philadelphia.
Partnership:
The Pennypack Watershed Partnership initiated in 2004; convened with the task
of creating a River Conservation Plan for the watershed. This group will be
reconvened in 2007 in order to initiate an integrated watershed management
plan.
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 is scheduled to be initiated within
this watershed in 2007.
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Pennypack Watershed Partnership has developed a River Conservation Plan –
completed in fall of 2005. This plan is available within this site
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A Watershed Study of the Pennypack Creek, which resulted in updated FEMA
floodplain delineations for the creek and its tributaries was completed in the
fall of 2006 by the Temple University Center for Sustainable Communities, and
is available at:
http://www.csc.temple.edu/projects/projects_pennypack.htm
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A Pennypack Greenway planning initiative is underway to preserve, protect and
restore a natural buffer and public access along the mainstem and tributaries
of the Pennypack Creek, creating a true regional connection for all watershed
residents.
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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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