Lancaster Watersheds in the Media

Mill Creek Dam Removal

Take a look into how the community came together to complete this stream restoration project in the Mill Creek Watershed.

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Volunteers Help Plant a Buffer

Warwick High School students helped the District plant over 100 trees at the Shiprock Woods Conservancy. Read more about it here!

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In Need of Water Quality Monitoring Volunteers

Are you looking to get involved in water quality sampling within Lancaster County? Read this article to learn more about the impact of data collection! – featured in Pennysaver (April 2024)

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In-Stream Monitoring

Tracking the Health of Chesapeake Bay Tributaries – featured in Lancaster Farming (March 2023)

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New Watershed Website

Discover Local Stream Restoration Resources, Data, and Events on the Lancaster County Conservation District’s Updated Watershed Website

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Restoring Streams, Cultivating Partnerships - A Special Look into a Dam Removal

In Need of Water Quality Monitoring Volunteers

Warwick HS Planting

In- Stream Monitoring

New Watershed Website

A time-lapse video highlighting the dam removal that was completed in the Mill Creek Watershed in the spring of 2024.

Lancaster County Watershed Quick Links

Use these watershed links to find information that’s available for each of these locations.

Big Beaver Creek »
Chiques Creek »
Cocalico Creek »
Conestoga River »
Conewago Creek »
Conowingo Creek »
Conoy Creek »
Donegal Creek »
East Branch Octoraro Creek »
Fishing Creek »
Hammer Creek »
Lititz Run »

Little Chiques Creek »
Little Cocalico Creek »
Little Conestoga Creek »
Middle Creek »
Mill Creek »
Octoraro Creek »
Pequea Creek »
Susquehanna River »
West Branch Brandywine Creek »
West Branch Little Conestoga Creek »
West Branch Octoraro Creek »