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Schuylkill River Watershed, Pennsylvania

2,991 miles of mapped stream across 1,912 square miles of drainage in Berks, Montgomery, Schuylkill, Chester, Bucks, Lehigh, Lebanon, Philadelphia counties, in 205 named streams. Pennsylvania designates 992 of those miles as trout water, on 155 streams. The 11 mainstem gauges with a July record read between 66.7 and 81.3°F in July.

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Map key
Public land — where the bank is open to walk and fish
USGS gauge — live water temperature
Water temperature — the colour of every stream in the basin

50°F and colder is cold, through cold-transitional and cool, to warm above 70°F — the same four bands the app paints. On this map the colour is PA DEP's own classification of the stream, not a measurement, except at the gauge dots, which read live. Grey is water PA DEP has not typed.

The watershed in numbers

HUC8 02040203 in the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset. Every figure below adds up the river pages in this basin — same records, one basin at a time.

2,991 mi
of mapped stream
7,684 NHD reaches
1,912 sq mi
drainage area
1,223,535 acres
66.7–81.3°F
July water temperature at the gauges
11 mainstem gauges, mean 75.1°F
0 ac
public land
13 units

Cold, cool and warm water

Pennsylvania publishes no thermal class. What PA DEP publishes is a Chapter 93 designated use — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking, Warm Water Fishes and the rest — which names the fishery a stream is protected for. It is the closest any agency here comes to a temperature without being one, and docs/pa-thermal-fit.md is where the distinction is measured rather than asserted. It covers 90% of this basin's stream miles (2707.2 of 2,991); the rest is untyped and is drawn grey on the map above.

1009.3 of the 2707.2 typed miles in this basin — 37% — are cold or cold-transitional water. The dominant class is cool.

Every named stream in the basin

All 205 of them, longest first. 23 have a page of their own and are linked; the rest are in the app. The class column is PA DEP's designation of that stream. "Now" is the live USGS reading where a gauge stands in that stream.

Stream Miles Class Now Designation
Schuylkill River 143.3 Warm — Cold Water Fishes
Mill Creek 51.0 Cool — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Tulpehocken Creek 40.3 Cool — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Perkiomen Creek 39.9 Warm — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Pine Creek 38.8 Cold — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Little Schuylkill River 31.5 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
French Creek 24.8 Cool — Trout Stocking
Wissahickon Creek 24.7 Cool — Trout Stocking
East Branch Perkiomen Creek 24.6 Cool — Trout Stocking
Maiden Creek 20.9 Cool — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Swamp Creek 19.1 Cool — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Manatawny Creek 18.6 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Furnace Creek 18.3 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Sacony Creek 18.0 Cool — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Unami Creek 17.1 Cool — Trout Stocking
Pigeon Creek 16.8 Cool — Trout Stocking
Stony Run 15.9 Cool — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Skippack Creek 15.9 Cool — Trout Stocking
Pickering Creek 15.7 Cool — Trout Stocking
West Branch Perkiomen Creek 15.5 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Ontelaunee Creek 15.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Plum Creek 14.8 Warm — Cold Water Fishes
West Branch Schuylkill River 13.6 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Stony Creek 13.2 Cool — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Hay Creek 13.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Monocacy Creek 13.1 Warm — —
Indian Creek 13.0 Cool — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Spring Creek 12.4 Cold — Cold Water Fishes, Trout Stocking
Bear Creek 11.6 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Allegheny Creek 11.4 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Antietam Creek 11.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Northkill Creek 11.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Valley Creek 11.1 untyped — —
South Branch French Creek 10.6 untyped — —
Locust Creek 10.4 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Wyomissing Creek 10.4 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Panther Creek 10.0 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Willow Creek 9.8 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Cacoosing Creek 9.8 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Irish Creek 9.3 Warm — —
Ridge Valley Creek 9.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Macoby Creek 9.0 Cool — Trout Stocking
Ironstone Creek 8.9 Cool — Trout Stocking
Indian Run 8.5 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Little Northkill Creek 8.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Bieber Creek 8.2 untyped — —
Beaver Run 7.9 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Licking Creek 7.7 Cool — Trout Stocking
Molasses Creek 7.6 Cool — Trout Stocking
Mine Run 7.6 Cool — Trout Stocking
Laurel Run 7.4 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Little Manatawny Creek 7.3 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Wolf Creek 7.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Owl Creek 7.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Kistler Creek 6.8 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Tumbling Run 6.6 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Hosensack Creek 6.6 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Angelica Creek 6.4 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Sandy Run 6.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Gulph Creek 6.3 Warm — —
Oysterville Creek 6.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Morris Run 6.1 Cool — Trout Stocking
Mahannon Creek 6.0 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Trout Creek 6.0 Warm — —
Mingo Creek 6.0 Warm — —
Beaver Creek 5.9 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Minister Creek 5.9 Cool — Trout Stocking
Sawmill Run 5.8 Warm — —
Birch Run 5.7 untyped — —
Plymouth Creek 5.7 Warm — —
Towamencin Creek 5.6 Cool — Trout Stocking
Red Creek 5.5 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Still Creek 5.4 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Koenigs Creek 5.4 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Sprogels Run 5.4 Warm — —
Trout Run 5.1 Cool — Trout Stocking
Scioto Creek 5.1 Cool — Trout Stocking
Middle Creek 5.1 Cool — Trout Stocking
Zacharias Creek 5.1 Cool — Trout Stocking
Little Valley Creek 5.1 untyped — —
Lesher Run 4.9 Warm — —
Schmoutz Creek 4.9 Cool — Trout Stocking
Pleasant Spring Creek 4.9 Cool — Trout Stocking
Cold Run 4.8 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
West Creek 4.8 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Crow Creek 4.8 Warm — —
Little Cacoosing Creek 4.7 Warm — —
Silver Creek 4.6 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Rock Run 4.5 untyped — —
Limekiln Creek 4.4 Warm — —
Schlegel Run 4.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
West Branch Skippack Creek 4.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Rabbit Run 4.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Keenigs Creek 4.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
West West Branch Schuylkill River 4.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Deep Creek 4.1 Cool — Trout Stocking
Lofty Creek 4.0 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Dyer Run 4.0 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Moselem Creek 4.0 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Owatin Creek 4.0 Warm — —
Butter Creek 4.0 Cool — Trout Stocking
Lodal Creek 4.0 Cool — Trout Stocking
Big Creek 3.9 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Manor Creek 3.9 Cool — Trout Stocking
Wentz Run 3.9 Cool — Trout Stocking
Rattling Run 3.8 untyped — —
Sixpenny Creek 3.8 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Goshenhoppen Creek 3.8 Cool — Trout Stocking
Donny Brook 3.8 Cool — Trout Stocking
Pine Run 3.8 Cool — Trout Stocking
Landis Creek 3.7 Cool — Trout Stocking
Neifert Creek 3.5 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Mahonney Creek 3.5 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Pachwechen Run 3.5 Cool — Trout Stocking
Sanatoga Creek 3.5 Warm — —
Kepner Creek 3.5 Cool — Trout Stocking
Muddy Branch 3.3 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Hospital Creek 3.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Furnace Run 3.3 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Willow Run 3.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Trewellyn Creek 3.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Codorus Creek 3.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Seidel Creek 3.2 Warm — —
Hartenstine Creek 3.2 Warm — —
Pigeon Run 3.2 Cool — Trout Stocking
Bailey Creek 3.1 Warm — —
Indian Corn Creek 3.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Mud Run 3.0 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Mollhead Creek 3.0 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
School Creek 2.9 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Jackson Creek 2.9 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Birch Creek 2.9 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Leaf Creek 2.9 Warm — —
Schoolhouse Run 2.8 Cool — Trout Stocking
Brooke Evans Creek 2.8 Warm — —
Hosensock Creek 2.6 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
West Branch Pine Creek 2.6 untyped — —
Macoby Creek Branch 2.6 Cool — Trout Stocking
Possum Hollow Run 2.6 Warm — —
Hassler Run 2.5 Cool — Trout Stocking
Hazelbach Creek 2.4 Cool — Trout Stocking
Prophecy Creek 2.4 Cool — Trout Stocking
Drumheller School Creek 2.3 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Heisters Creek 2.3 Warm — —
Lorraine Run 2.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Stump Run 2.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Tar Run 2.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Wersler Run 2.2 Cool — Trout Stocking
Gulley Run 2.2 Warm — —
Brushy Run 2.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Crystal Run 2.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Wagner Run 2.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Haines Run 2.1 Cool — Trout Stocking
Wabash Creek 2.0 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Shady Brook Run 2.0 Cool — Trout Stocking
Manayunk Canal 2.0 Warm — —
Bernhart Creek 1.9 Warm — —
Sleepy Hollow Run 1.9 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Stillwater Run 1.9 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Doe Run 1.9 Cool — Trout Stocking
Schaefer Creek 1.8 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Little Sacony Creek 1.8 untyped — —
Peters Creek 1.8 untyped — —
Vaughn Run 1.8 Cool — Trout Stocking
Anderson Brook 1.8 Cool — Trout Stocking
Sinking Run 1.7 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Cresheim Creek 1.7 Cool — Trout Stocking
Crabby Creek 1.7 untyped — —
Slum Creek 1.6 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Moss Glen Creek 1.6 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Jug Hollow Run 1.6 Cool — Trout Stocking
Crossmans Run 1.6 Warm — —
Wheeler Creek 1.5 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Funk Run 1.5 Cool — Trout Stocking
Arrowmink Creek 1.5 Warm — —
Matsunk Creek 1.5 Warm — —
Ruffs Run 1.3 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Valley Run 1.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Buckwalter Run 1.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Lenape Run 1.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Elliotts Run 1.3 Warm — —
Buteo Brook 1.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Stuhls Run 1.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Swampy Creek 1.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Frisbie Branch 1.2 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Stone Roll Creek 1.2 untyped — —
Scotts Run 1.2 untyped — —
Tindey Run 1.2 Warm — —
Diamond Run 1.2 Warm — —
Silfis Run 1.1 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Wheatley Mine Run 1.1 Cool — Trout Stocking
Rip Rap Run 1.0 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Dieners Daal Creek 1.0 untyped — —
Potters Run 1.0 Cool — Trout Stocking
Glanraffan Creek 1.0 Warm — —
Mine Hollow Run 0.9 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Red Church Run 0.9 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Heilig School Creek 0.9 untyped — —
Fishers Run 0.9 untyped — —
White Horse Run 0.8 untyped — —
East Branch Little Schuylkill River 0.7 Cold — Cold Water Fishes
Margaret Penn Brook 0.6 Cool — Trout Stocking
Maisfield Run 0.3 Cool — Trout Stocking
Lambert Run 0.2 untyped — —
Schuylkill Canal 0.0 untyped — —

Public land in the watershed

0 acres in 13 units. Private inholdings carried in the same source file are excluded, here and on the map.

Managing agency Acres Share Units
PGC 0 0% 13

The biggest named blocks of it, each with its own page — the streams on that ground, what is open to hunt on it, and where the access sites are.

Neighbouring watersheds

The subbasins that share a boundary with this one and carry coldwater streams.