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Surface-water and ground-water quality in the Powell Creek and Armstrong Creek Watersheds, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July-September 2001

Fact Sheet 052-03
Prepared in cooperation with the Powells and Armstrong Creeks Watershed Association and the Dauphin County Conservation District
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs05203

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Abstract

Powell Creek and Armstrong Creek Watersheds are in Dauphin County, north of Harrisburg, Pa. The completion of the Dauphin Bypass Transportation Project in 2001 helped to alleviate traffic congestion from these watersheds to Harrisburg. However, increased development in Powell Creek and Armstrong Creek Watersheds is expected. The purpose of this study was to establish a baseline for future projects in the watersheds so that the effects of land-use changes on water quality can be documented. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) (2002) indicates that surface water generally is good in the 71 perennial stream miles in the watersheds. PADEP lists 11.1 stream miles within the Armstrong Creek and 3.2 stream miles within the Powell Creek Watersheds as impaired or not meeting water-quality standards. Siltation from agricultural sources and removal of vegetation along stream channels are cited by PADEP as likely factors causing this impairment.

Suggested Citation

Galeone, D.G., and Low, D.J., 2003, Surface-water and ground-water quality in the Powell Creek and Armstrong Creek Watersheds, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July-September 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2003–0052, 6 p., https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/fs05203.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

Table of Contents

  • Why Study Powell Creek and Armstrong Creek Watersheds?
  • What are the Characteristics of the Watersheds?
  • How was the Study Conducted?
  • What were the Methods Used to Collect Data?
  • What are the Results/Findings?
  • What Do the Results of the Study Tell Us?
  • Where Do We Go From Here?
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Surface-water and ground-water quality in the Powell Creek and Armstrong Creek Watersheds, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July-September 2001
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 052-03
DOI 10.3133/fs05203
Year Published 2003
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Pennsylvania Water Science Center
Description 6 p.
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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