Woodcock Creek Lake

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Woodcock Creek Lake

• Water Quality

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Background

• Located 4.1 miles upstream from French Creek in
  Crawford County, Pennsylvania
• Authorized by the Flood Control act of 1962 and
  was completed in 1973 at the cost of 18 million
  dollars
• Flood control, recreation, water quality
  improvement
• Project covers 1,734 acres

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(Background Contd)

• Various fish species
• Restricted motorboat usage (10 hp limit)

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Water Quality

• Warm, shallow, and highly biologically productive
• Summer seasons
• high concentrations of hypolimnetic iron,
  manganese, and hydrogen sulfide
• High concentrations are controlled downstream
  with selective withdrawal intake structure
• However, there are other pollutants that effect
  the water quality

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Causes and Effects of Pollution

• Motorboat usage
• Exhaust and fuel leakage
• Runoff from surrounding farms
• Fertilizers and pesticides
• Both cause substantial effects on wildlife and
  fish species

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Solutions

• Different methods of farming
• Strip cropping
• Contour farming
• Control of fertilizer and pesticide usage
• Strict regulation
• Checking of outboard motors and gas tanks
• Exhaust and gas tanks meet Pennsylvania Fish
  Commission standards

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Conclusion

• Overall water quality is pretty dam good!
• Many species of fish and other semi-aquatic
  animals thrive
• Effectively controls flooding
• Provides quality recreation in summer or winter
• Campgrounds, nature trails, picnic areas
• Hunting and fishing