Watersheds of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
What is a watershed?
A watershed is the area of land that drains to a specific body of water, whether a stream, pond, lake, river or ocean. A watershed area can be as large as the many states or as small as your backyard.
Locate Your Watershed
View the interactive Google Map of Lancaster County and find what watershed you live in! Use this link or click on the Lancaster County map. »
Quick links to each Lancaster County Watershed:
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 »
Watershed Videos
Produced over the years by various sources, these tell the story of why watersheds are important to maintain.
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