2011 Classification of Wild Trout Streams; Additions, Adjustments and Deletions [41 Pa.B. 1294]
[Saturday, March 5, 2011]Under 58 Pa. Code § 57.11 (relating to listing of wild trout streams), it is the policy of the Fish and Boat Commission (Commission) to accurately identify and classify stream sections supporting naturally reproducing populations of trout as wild trout streams. The Commission's Fisheries Management Division maintains the list of wild trout streams. The Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, will from time to time publish the list of wild trout streams in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The listing of a stream section as a wild trout stream is a biological designation that does not determine how it is managed. The Commission relies upon many factors in determining the appropriate management of streams.
At the next Commission meeting on April 11 and 12, 2011, the Commission will consider changes to its list of wild trout streams. Specifically, the Commission will consider the addition of the following streams or portions of streams to the list:
County Stream Name Tributary To Section Limits Armstrong Cornplanter Run Buffalo Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Blair Homer Gap Run Little Juniata River Headwaters downstream to inlet Homers Gap Reservoir Blair Spring Run Little Juniata River Headwaters downstream to mouth Blair Unnamed tributaries (UNT) to Canoe Creek Lake (Mary Anns Creek) Canoe Creek Lake Headwaters downstream to mouth Butler Wolf Creek Slippery Rock Creek Headwaters downstream to SR 0208 bridge in Grove City Cambria UNT to Little Paint Creek (RM 4.80) Little Paint Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Cameron Bender Run May Hollow Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Cameron Big Run West Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Cameron Miller Hollow Portable Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Cameron Sterling Run Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Clarion Catfish Run Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Clearfield Clearfield Creek West Branch Susquehanna River Headwaters downstream to Brubaker Run Clearfield Laurel Run Little Clearfield Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Clearfield Montgomery Creek West Branch Susquehanna River Headwaters downstream to mouth Clearfield UNT to Anderson Creek (Roaring Run) Anderson Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Clearfield UNT to Gifford Run (502392) Gifford Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Clearfield Wallace Run Little Clearfield Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Clinton Hoover Hollow Kettle Creek Lake Headwaters downstream to mouth Clinton Summerson Run Kettle Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Clinton Walters Run Kettle Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Columbia West Branch West Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Crawford UNT to Oil Creek Oil Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Crawford UNT to Oil Creek Oil Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Cumberland Burd Run Middle Spring Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Delaware Rocky Run Chester Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Fayette Mcintire Run Big Sandy Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Fayette Mounts Creek Youghiogheny River Headwaters downstream to Bridge on T819 (Eutsey Road) Fayette Redstone Creek Monongahela River Headwaters downstream to US 40 Forest Dawson Run Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Huntingdon Miller Run Shoup Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Lancaster Rock Run Muddy Creek Headwaters downstream to Pennsylvania Turnpike Luzerne Reyburn Creek Shickshinny Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming Kaiser Hollow Loyalsock Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming King Run Plunketts Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming Mill Creek (Warrensville) Loyalsock Creek Rose Valley Lake downstream to first SR 2039 bridge Lycoming Miller Run West Branch Murray Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming Murray Run Wallis Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming Plunketts Creek Loyalsock Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming West Branch Murray Run Murray Run Headwaters downstream to mouth McKean Daly Brook Potato Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth McKean Hubert Run South Branch Kinzua Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth McKean Railroad Run East Branch Potato Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth McKean Threemile Run Hubert Run Headwaters downstream to mouth McKean Walcott Brook Potato Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Monroe UNT to Little Pocono Creek (RM 0.03) Little Pocono Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Monroe UNT to Sambo Creek Sambo Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Montgomery UNT to Schuylkill River (Spring Mill Creek) Schuylkill River Headwaters downstream to mouth Pike Panther Creek Delaware River Headwaters downstream to mouth Pike UNT to Shohola Creek Shohola Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Pike UNT to Shohola Creek (RM 12.38) Shohola Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Potter UNT to Kettle Creek (Joerg Run) Kettle Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Snyder Middle Creek Penns Creek Headwaters downstream to SR 4008 near Faylor Lake Somerset Beaverdam Creek Stonycreek River Somerset/Quemahoning Township line downstream to T-647 bridge Somerset Beaverdam Run North Branch Quemahoning Creek Headwaters downstream to backwaters of Lake Gloria Somerset Cucumber Run Casselman River Headwaters downstream to mouth Somerset Piney Creek Casselman River PA/MD state line downstream to mouth Somerset Powder Run Gladdens Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Somerset Shingle Run Dark Shade Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Sullivan Pigeon Creek Loyalsock Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Sullivan Trout Run Little Loyalsock Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Union Buffalo Creek West Branch Susquehanna River Headwaters downstream to 8th Street Bridge in Mifflinburg Venango Clark Run Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango Ditzenberger Run Sandy Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango Dunlap Creek Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango Haggerty Hollow Sandy Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango Johnston Run Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango Lowrey Run Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango McCutcheon Run Sandy Lake Outlet Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango Morrison Run Sandy Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango Roberts Run Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango Siefer Run Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Allegheny River Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Allegheny River (RM 102.3) Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Allegheny River (RM 102.8) Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Allegheny River (RM 105.3) Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Allegheny River (RM 113.5) Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Allegheny River (RM 119.7) Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Allegheny River (RM 120.1) Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Allegheny River (RM 123.8) Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to French Creek French Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Patchel Run Patchel Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Sandy Creek Sandy Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Sandy Creek (RM 12.7) Sandy Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango UNT to Sandy Creek (RM 3.0) Sandy Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Venango Victory Run Sandy Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Warren Jackson Run Allegheny Reservoir Headwaters downstream to mouth Warren Ward Run Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth Wayne UNT to Wallenpaupack Creek Wallenpaupack Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Westmoreland Big Spring Run Conemaugh River Headwaters downstream to mouth Westmoreland Saint Clair Hollow Loyalhanna Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Westmoreland Shirey Run Mcgee Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Westmoreland Sugar Run Big Spring Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Westmoreland UNT to Conemaugh River (RM 40.83) Conemaugh River Headwaters downstream to mouth Westmoreland UNT to Mcgee Run (RM 5.75) Mcgee Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Westmoreland Zimmerman Run Loyalhanna Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Wyoming Sugar Run Marsh Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth York Pine Run North Branch Muddy Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth York UNT to Pine Run Pine Run Headwaters downstream to mouth The Commission also will consider the following adjustments to the list:
County Stream Name Tributary To Section Limits Rationale Blair Kettle Creek Little Juniata River Headwaters downstream to mouth Upstream extension based on historical data Blair Mill Run Beaverdam Branch Headwaters downstream to Allegheny Reservoir Downstream extension based on historical data Clearfield Hartshorn Run West Branch Susquehanna River Headwaters downstream to mouth Downstream extension based on 2010 Survey Elk Brandy Camp Creek Little Toby Creek Headwaters downstream to first UNT downstream of Karnes Run Lower limit adjusted based on verified AMD source Huntingdon Little Juniata River Juniata River Headwaters downstream to mouth Downstream extension based on historical data Schuylkill Mill Creek Schuylkill River Headwaters downstream to mouth Upstream extension based on 2010 Survey Snyder North Branch Mahantango Creek West Branch Mahantango Creek Headwaters downstream to Pine Swamp Road (SR 3016) Downstream extension based on 2010 survey data Susquehanna East Branch Tunkhannock Creek Tunkhannock Creek Headwaters downstream to SR 374 Lenox Township Limits adjusted upstream and downstream based on recent survey data The Commission also will consider the following deletions from the list:
County Stream Name Tributary To Section Limits Clinton Owl Hollow Kettle Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Clinton Stewart Run Kettle Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Clinton Sugar Camp Run Kettle Creek Lake Headwaters downstream to mouth Lancaster Chiques Creek Susquehanna River Headwaters downstream to SR 4032 Lycoming Doe Run Rock Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming Fourmile Hollow Trout Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming Furnace Run Pine Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming Hound Run Rock Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming Miners Run Rock Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Lycoming Yellow Dog Run Rock Run Headwaters downstream to mouth McKean Dexter Hollow Allegheny River Headwaters downstream to mouth McKean Evans Hollow Potato Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth McKean Sackett Hollow Potato Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Susquehanna Deacon Brook Mitchell Creek Outlet unnamed pond at Lewis Corners downstream to mouth Warren Campbell Run Kinzua Creek Headwaters downstream to mouth Westmoreland Dyke Hollow Freeman Run Headwaters downstream to mouth Persons with comments, objections or suggestions concerning the classification of the streams listed may submit them in writing to Executive Director, Fish and Boat Commission, P. O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000, within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted.
Comments also may be submitted electronically by completing the form at www.fishandboat.com/regcomments. If an acknowledgment of electronic comments is not received by the sender within 2 working days, the comments should be retransmitted to ensure receipt. Electronic comments submitted in any other manner will not be accepted.
JOHN A. ARWAY,
Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-402. Filed for public inspection March 4, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]
