830 Classification of wild trout streams; proposed additions and revisions to list; July 2015

FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION

Classification of Wild Trout Streams; Proposed Additions and Revisions to List; July 2015

[45 Pa.B. 2203]
[Saturday, May 2, 2015]

 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 July 13 and 14, 2015, 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	Mouth Lat/Lon
Berks	Birch Creek	Little Northkill Creek	Headwaters to Bloody Spring Road Bridge	40.498055 76.172501
Berks	UNT to Maiden Creek (RM 15.71— Blue Rocks)	Maiden Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.585941 75.894669
Blair	Dry Gap Run	Mill Run	Headwaters to Mouth	40.526669 78.451820
Cambria	Bradley Run	Clearfield Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.511040 78.586922
Centre	Antis Run	Bald Eagle Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.974842 77.743233
Centre	Bullit Run	Foster Joseph Sayers Lake	Headwaters to UNT at RM 0.38	40.988976 77.705627
Centre	Holt Run	Bald Eagle Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.953300 77.774040
Centre	Vonada Gap Run	Muddy Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.833890 77.557730
Chester	Shamona Creek	East Branch Brandywine Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.039352 75.708061
Chester	UNT to East Branch Brandywine Creek (RM 13.6—Below Lyndell)	East Branch Brandywine Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.050465 75.734978
Chester	UNT to West Branch Brandywine Creek (RM 10.0—Below Laurel)	West Branch Brandywine Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	39.935284 75.765732
Chester	UNT to West Branch Brandywine Creek (RM 5.2—Glenhall)	West Branch Brandywine Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	39.929043 75.713814
Chester	UNT to West Branch Brandywine Creek (RM 9.14—Romansville)	West Branch Brandywine Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	39.935757 75.750908
Clearfield	Carson Run	Little Clearfield Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.894108 78.540085
Clearfield	Cherry Run	Clearfield Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.912373 78.438034
Clearfield	Dewitt Run	Clearfield Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.777733 78.544754
Clearfield	East Branch Little Muddy Run	Little Muddy Run	Headwaters to Mouth	40.773251 78.421898
Clearfield	Little Potts Run	Potts Run	Headwaters to Mouth	40.886490 78.455276
Clearfield	Porter Run	Clearfield Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	40.815182 78.472384
Clearfield	UNT to Potts Run (RM 3.77)	Potts Run	Headwaters to Mouth	40.879955 78.488289
Clearfield	UNT to Potts Run (RM 5.47)	Potts Run	Headwaters to Mouth	40.873981 78.509575
Clearfield	UNT to Potts Run (RM 8.12)	Potts Run	Headwaters to Mouth	40.845795 78.524879
Clinton	Furnace Run	Tangascootack Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.145916 77.624931
Clinton	UNT to Bald Eagle Creek (Beech Creek Gap)	Bald Eagle Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.080738 77.550110
Clinton	UNT to Fishing Creek (22553)	Fishing Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.041916 77.199997
Crawford	UNT to Marsh Run (RM 0.56)	Marsh Run	Headwaters to Mouth	41.684658 79.790253
Fayette	Lick Run	Youghiogheny River	Headwaters to Mouth	39.854916 79.422287
Huntingdon	UNT to Frankstown Branch Juniata River (RM 6.7)	Frankstown Branch Juniata River	Headwaters to Mouth	40.570360 78.135230
Lycoming	Mock Creek	Plunketts Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.436943 76.771706
Northampton	UNT to Lehigh River (RM 3.45)	Lehigh River	I-78 to Mouth	40.647644 75.261307
Schuylkill	Buteo Brook	Little Schuylkill River	Headwaters to Mouth	40.634159 76.015755
Schuylkill	Neifert Creek	Little Schuylkill River	Headwaters to Mouth	40.832767 76.004898
Schuylkill	Rabbit Run	Little Schuylkill River	Headwaters to Mouth	40.778271 75.962013
Schuylkill	UNT to Little Schuylkill River (RM 19.7—S Tamaqua)	Little Schuylkill River	Headwaters to Mouth	40.755913 75.947678
Schuylkill	UNT to Little Schuylkill River (RM 3.2—SGL Above SR 61)	Little Schuylkill River	Headwaters to Mouth	40.611374 76.018181
Snyder	Dry Run	Penns Creek	Headwaters to RM 0.89	40.863838 77.043228
Somerset	Ansell Run	Fall Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	39.967589 79.327668
Somerset	UNT to Stonycreek River (RM 20.29)	Stonycreek River	Headwaters to Mouth	40.171110 78.905680
Sullivan	Bear Run	Loyalsock Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.463444 76.501167
Sullivan	Blackwater Run	Kings Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.510841 76.624443
Sullivan	Coal Run	Loyalsock Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.460762 76.521454
Sullivan	Conklin Run	Lake Mokoma	Headwaters to Mouth	41.419628 76.482613
Sullivan	Dutchman Run	Loyalsock Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.450375 76.450996
Sullivan	Flag Marsh Run	Pigeon Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.476112 76.308815
Sullivan	Lake Run	Elk Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.553741 76.669418
Sullivan	Lick Run	Kings Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.510071 76.643913
Sullivan	Lopez Creek	Loyalsock Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.459064 76.33419
Sullivan	Mill Run	Loyalsock Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.462383 76.487343
Sullivan	Rock Run	Birch Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.466179 76.433327
Sullivan	Sand Run	Mill Creek (Laport)	Headwaters to Mouth	41.429100 76.487579
Sullivan	Santee Creek	Loyalsock Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.453888 76.288887
Sullivan	Sherman Run	Loyalsock Creek	Headwaters to Mouth	41.454502 76.352058
Susquehanna	Drinker Creek	North Branch Susquehanna River	Headwaters to Susquehanna Borough Boundary	41.948333 75.604167
Union	UNT to Rapid Run (Seven Notch)	Rapid Run	Headwaters to Mouth	40.983467 77.158028

 The Commission also will consider the following revisions to the section limits of streams on the list:

County	Stream Name	Tributary To	Current Limits	Revised Limits	Mouth Lat/Lon
Cumberland	Big Spring Creek	Conodoguinet Creek	Headwaters to Nealy Road	Headwaters to Mouth	40.188625 77.392082
Susquehanna	Brace Brook	Lackawanna River	Headwaters to Outflow of Brace Brook Reservoir	Headwaters to Mouth	41.661945 75.464165

 Persons with comments, objections or suggestions concerning the classification of the streams listed may submit them in writing to the 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. 15-830. Filed for public inspection May 1, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]