Little Conestoga Creek
Little Conestoga Creek Watershed Alliance Meetings
Meets the 4th Wednesday of each month
littleconestoga.org/meetings-events/
Contact Information
P.O. Box 6355
Lancaster, PA 17607
Email: lcwa@mail.com
Downstream Flow: VIEW GOOGLE MAP
Little Conestoga Creek » Conestoga River » Susquehanna River » Chesapeake Bay
Contributing Municipalities
East Hempfield Township, East Petersburg Borough, Lancaster City, Lancaster Township, Lititz Borough, Manheim Township, Manor Township, Millersville Borough, Penn Township and Warwick Township
Monitoring Data
Volunteer Monitoring Data Microsoft Excel Online
Sampling Sites: 1-2, 16, 29-30, 96-97, 109, 117-118
Lancaster County Conservation District Monitoring Data
Agency monitoring equipment can measure conductivity, pH, total dissolved solids, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature.
Little Conestoga Creek 2023 Monitoring Data PDF
Documents
Little Conestoga Watershed Alliance Historical Presentation PDF — A historical look at what citizens have done to protect and restore their local watershed.
Watershed Excellence Award Presentation PDF
Little Conestoga Assessment Part I PDF
Little Conestoga Assessment Part II PDF
Little Conestoga Assessment Part III PDF
Little Conestoga Assessment Part IV PDF
Little Conestoga Assessment Part V PDF
Social Media
The Little Conestoga Watershed is located in the Central portion of the county. This 66 square mile watershed is the “little brother” to the Conestoga River. Today there are about 79 miles of streams within the Little Conestoga Creek Watershed. The mainstem of the Little Conestoga Creek and its tributaries flow mostly south to the stream’s confluence with the Conestoga River around River Road. According to the USGS Stream Stats website only about 7% of the watershed is forested and nearly 25% of the watershed has urban development on it. The watershed starts south of Manheim and encompasses the town of East Petersburg. There is an active watershed association doing work within the watershed, the Little Conestoga Watershed Alliance. The Alliance does mostly outreach and educational work along with stream and conservation work throughout the watershed. There have been numerous studies completed by various groups within the watershed and outside the watershed as well. From watershed wide assessments to specific watershed reaches.
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