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Cocalico Creek Watershed Alliance

The Cocalico Creek Watershed Alliance Meetings

Held the 1st Monday of each month at the Cocalico Sportsmen’s Association Club.

Contact Information

P.O. Box 121, Reinholds,
PA 17569-0121

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Cocalico Creek » Conestoga River » Susquehanna River

Contributing Municipalities

Akron Borough, Clay Township, Denver Borough, Adamstown Borough, East Cocalico Township, Elizabeth Township, Ephrata Borough, Ephrata Township, Warwick Township, West Cocalico Township, and West Earl Township

Monitoring Data

Volunteer Monitoring Data  Microsoft Excel Online

Sampling Sites: 25-27, 114, & 116

Lancaster County Conservation District Monitoring Data

Agency monitoring equipment can measure conductivity, pH, total dissolved solids, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature.

Upper Cocalico Creek 2023 Monitoring Data PDF

Lower Cocalico Creek 2023 Monitoring Data PDF

Documents

Watershed Restoration Plan  PDF
Groundwater Study  PDF
Cocalico Creek Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan  PDF
Watershed Excellence Award Presentation  PDF

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Cocalico Creek Watershed

The Cocalico Creek Watershed is located in the Northcentral section of the county. This 140 square mile watershed was originally named by the Delaware Native American tribe with Cocalico meaning “Snake Dens”. Today there are about 197 miles of streams within the Cocalico Creek Watershed. The mainstem and the parts of the Little Cocalico Creek originate in Lebanon and Berks Counties and flow mostly south to the stream’s confluence with the Conestoga River around Brownstown. According to the USGS Stream Stats website nearly 37% of the watershed is forested and only 7% of the watershed has urban development on it. The watershed encompasses towns like Denver, Ephrata and Akron. There is an active watershed association doing work within the watershed, the Cocalico Creek Watershed Alliance. The Alliance does mostly outreach and educational work within the mainstem upper reaches of Cocalico Creek but also works with landowners and others on potential stream and streamside projects in the watershed. There have been several studies completed by various groups within the watershed and outside the watershed as well. From watershed wide assessments to groundwater studies.

Cocalico Creek
Cocalico Creek Watershed

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Lancaster County Watersheds

1383 Arcadia Road
Room 200
Lancaster, PA 17601

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717-478-8224

 

 

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