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Revised: July 17, 2006 COMMONWEALTH OF FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES - 2007

NO-KILL ZONE

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Water Body Area Under Advisory Species Meal Frequency Contaminant

Brandywine Creek (Chester Co.) From U.S. 1 at Chadds American eel Do Not Eat Chlordane Ford to PA/DE border Beltzville Lake () Entire lake Walleye 2 meals/month Mercury (Carbon Co.) Bush Kill (Monroe and Pike Co.) of Saw Creek American eel 2 meals/month Mercury to mouth Delaware River Source to Trenton, NJ- American eel 2 meals/month Mercury Morrisville, PA bridge Delaware Estuary, including the tidal Trenton, NJ-Morrisville, White perch 1 meal/month PCB portion of all PA tributaries and the. PA Bridge to PA/DE Channel catfish to the Fairmount border Flathead catfish Dam (Bucks, , & Striped bass Delaware Co.) American eel Do Not Eat PCB Carp Lake Wallenpaupack (Pike & Wayne Entire lake Walleye I meal/month Mercury Co.) (Northampton Co.) Confluence of Saucon Carp 1 meal/month PCB Creek to mouth American eel Levittown Lake (Bucks Co.) Entire lake White perch 1 meal/month PCB Little Neshaminy Creek (Bucks Co.) Entire basin Carp 1 meal/month PCB Promised Land Lake (Promised Land Entire lake Largemouth 1 meal/month Mercury State Park) (Pike Co.) bass Prompton Reservoir (W. Br. Entire lake Largemouth I meal/month Mercury Lackawaxen River) (Wayne Co.) bass Walleye 2 meals/month Red Clay Creek (Chester Co.) Entire basin (includes all American eel 1 meal/month PCB tributaries) Schuylkill River (Schuylkill Co.) Confluence of Mill Cr. at Brook Trout Do Not Eat PCB Port Carbon to Auburn Dam Brown Trout 6 meals/year Rainbow Trout Schuylkill River (Schuylkill & Berks Confluence of Mahannon 1 meal/month PCB Co.) Cr. at Landingville to Brown bullhead Kernsville Dam Schuylkill River (Berks, Chester, & Felix Dam above Reading Carp 6 meals/year PCB Montgomery Co.) to Black Rock Dam above Channel catfish Phoenixville Schuylkill River (Chester, Black Rock Dam to Carp Do Not Eat PCB Montgomery, & Philadelphia Co.) Fairmount Dam in Channel catfish 1 meal/month Philadelphia Flathead catfish

-4- Revised: July 17, 2006 Schuylkill River (Berks, Chester, Felix Dam above Reading American eel Do Not Eat PCB Montgomery & Philadelphia Co.) to Fairmount Dam White sucker 1 meal/month Tobyhanna Creek (Carbon and Pocono Lake dam to Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Monroe Co.) mouth bass Tulpehocken Creek (Berks Co.) Blue Marsh Dam to mouth Brown trout 1 meal/month PCB Rainbow trout West Branch Brandywine Creek From business Rt. 30 American eel 6 meals/year PCB (Chester Co.) (Lincoln Highway) in Coatesville to confluence of Buck Run West Branch Delaware River (Wayne Entire section in PA Brown trout 2 meals/month Mercury Co.) West Branch Schuylkill River. Entire basin Brook trout 1 meal/month PCB (Schuylkill Co.)

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Water Body Area Under Advisory Species Meal Frequency Contaminant

Big Elk Creek (Chester Co.) Confluence of East and American eel 2 meals/month Mercury West Branches to PA/MD border Black Moshannon State Park Lake Entire lake Chain pickerel 1 meal/month Mercury (Centre Co.) (Bradford Co.) NY/PA border to mouth Channel catfish 2 meals/month Mercury (Lancaster Co.) Slackwater to mouth Rock bass 2 meals/month Mercury Cowanesque Reservoir (Tioga Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 1 meal/month Mercury bass (Tioga Co.) Cowanesque Reservoir Black crappie 2 meals/month Mercury dam to PA/NY border First Fork - Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury George B. Stevenson Dam bass () (Cameron & Potter Co.) First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek George B. Stevenson Dam Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury (Cameron Co.) to mouth bass Fishing Creek (Columbia Co.) SR 4008 bridge near Light Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Street to mouth bass Hammond Reservoir (Tioga Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 1 meal/month Mercury bass Hunters Lake (Sullivan Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass Jacks Creek (Mifflin Co.) Paintersville Bridge to Brown trout 1 meal/month PCB mouth Bluegill Rock bass Fallfish White sucker Kettle Creek Lake (Kettle Creek State Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury Park) (Clinton Co.) bass Kettle Creek (Clinton Co.) Alvin R. Bush Dam to Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury mouth bass

-5- Revised: July 17, 2006 Lackawanna Lake (Lackawanna State Entire lake Bluegill 2 meals/month Mercury Park) (Lackawanna Co.) Lake Jean () Entire lake Chain pickerel 1 meal/month Mercury (Sullivan and Luzerne Co.) Yellow perch 2 meals/month Lake Winola (Wyoming Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass Laurel Lake (Cumberland Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass Lily Lake (Luzeme Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass Logan Branch (Centre Co.) Axemann to mouth Brown trout 1 meal/month PCB (Sullivan and Confluence of Little Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Lycoming Co.) Loyalsock Creek at bass Forksville to mouth Middle Creek (Snyder Co.) SR 0035 bridge to mouth Rock bass 2 meals/month Mercury (Snyder and Union Co.) Confluence of Laurel Run Rock bass 2 meals/month Mercury ___to SR 0204 at New Berlin Pine Creek (Tioga Co.) Confluence of Painter Run Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury to confluence of Fourmile bass Run near Colton Sinnemahoning Creek (Clinton and Confluence of Lower Jerry Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Cameron Co.) Run to mouth bass Sugar Creek (Bradford Co.) Confluence of Bailey Run Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury to mouth bass Sunfish Pond (Bradford Co.) Entire pond Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass Yellow perch (Susquehanna Entire section in PA from Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Co.) the NY border above bass to the NY Fallfish border below Great Bend Susquehanna River (Bradford and NY border above Sayre to Walleye 1 meal/month Mercury Wyoming Co.) PA Route 92 bridge at Channel catfish 1 meal/month PCB Falls Susquehanna River (Wyoming, PA Route 92 bridge at Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Lackawanna, Luzerne, Columbia, Falls to confluence with bass Northumberland, and Montour Co.) West Branch All suckers Do Not Eat PCB Channel catfish 1 meal/month Quillback and carp Walleye Tioga River (Tioga Co.) Confluence of Crooked Smallmouth 1 meal/month Mercury Creek to PA/NY border bass (Bradford Co.) Confluence of Schrader Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Creek to mouth bass Trindle Spring Run (locally Silver Silver Spring Meeting Rainbow trout 1 meal/month PCB Spring Run) (Cumberland Co.) House to mouth (approx. 1 mile) Tunkhannock Creek (Wyoming Co.) Confluence of South Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Branch to mouth bass Tuscarora Creek (Juniata Co.) SR 3008 bridge above Port Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Royal to mouth bass

-6- Revised: July 17, 2006 West Branch Susquehanna River Bald Eagle Creek to 1-80 Channel catfish 1 meal/month PCB (Clinton, Lycoming, Union and bridge Northumberland Co.) West (York Co.) SR 0295 bridge to mouth Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass White (Union Co.) 1-80 bridge to mouth Brown trout 2 meals/month Mercury (Bradford Co.) SR 0706 bridge at Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Camptown to mouth bass (Cumberland State Route 3017 bridge at White sucker I meal/month PCB Co.) Huntsdale to confluence of Spruce Run

OHIO RIVER BASIN

Water Body Area Under Advisory Species Meal Frequency Contaminant

Allegheny River (McKean Co.) Confluence of Potato Creek Smallmouth 1 meal/month Mercury to PA/NY border bass Allegheny Reservoir (Warren and Entire lake Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury McKean Co.) bass Allegheny River (Warren Co.) Kinzua Dam to confluence Walleye 2 meals/month Mercury of Morse Run Allegheny River (Forest Co.) Warren/Forest County line Walleye 2 meal/month Mercury to confluence of Tubbs Run Allegheny River (Venango Co.) Confluence of Sandy Creek Walleye 1 meal/month PCB to confluence of Witherup Run at St. George Allegheny River (Armstrong Co.) Pool 6 - Lock & Dam 7 to Carp 1 meal/month PCB Lock & Dam 6 Allegheny River (Allegheny Co.) From Lock & Dam 3 to the Carp I meal/month PCB Point in Channel catfish Beaver River (Lawrence & Beaver Confluence of Mahoning Smallmouth 1 meal/month PCB Co.) and Shenango Rivers to Bass New Brighton Dam Carp 6 meals/year PCB Channel catfish Beaver River (Beaver Co.) New Brighton Dam to Carp Do Not Eat PCB mouth Channel catfish Beaver Run Reservoir Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury (Westmoreland Co.) bass Brokenstraw Creek (Warren Co.) Confluence of Little Golden 2 meals/month Mercury Brokenstraw Creek to redhorse mouth Chartiers Creek (Allegheny & Canonsburg to mouth Largemouth 1 meal/month PCB, Chlordane Washington Co.) bass Chartiers Creek, Little Canonsburg Lake dam to Carp Do Not Eat PCB, Chlordane (Washington Co.) mouth Clarion River (Clarion Co.) Confluence of Canoe Creek Walleye 2 meals/month Mercury above Callensburg to confluence of Turkey Run Conemaugh River (Indiana Conemaugh Lake dam to Carp 1 meal/month PCB &Westmoreland Co.) mouth

7 Revised: July 17, 2006 Conewango Creek (Warren Co.) NY/PA border to mouth Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass Conneaut Lake (Crawford Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass Dunkard Creek (Greene Co.) Confluence of Toms Run to Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury confluence of Roberts Run bass Dunkard Creek (Greene Co.) SR 2021 bridge to mouth Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass East Branch Lake (E. Br. Clarion Entire lake Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury River) (Elk Co.) bass Eaton Reservoir (Erie Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass Walleye Edinboro Lake (Erie Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass French Creek (Erie & Crawford Co.) Union City Reservoir dam Smallmouth 1 meal/month 'Mercury to confluence of Conneaut bass Outlet Lake LeBoeuf (Erie Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 1 meal/month Mercury bass Muskellunge Carp Lake Pleasant (Erie Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 1 meal/month Mercury bass Mahoning River (Lawrence Co.) Entire portion in PA Carp 6 meals/year PCB

Monongahela River (Fayette & Point Marion Lock & Dam Carp 1 meal/month PCB Greene Co.) to Grays Landing Lock & Dam Monongahela River (Fayette & Pool 4 - Maxwell Lock & Channel catfish Do Not Eat Chlordane Washington Co.) Dam to Lock & Dam 4 Carp 1 meal/month PCB Monongahela River (Allegheny, Pool 3 - Lock & Dam 4 to Carp 1 meal/month PCB Washington & Westmoreland Co.) Lock & Dam 3 Monongahela River (Allegheny Co.) Pool 2 - Lock & Dam 3 to Carp 1 meal/month PCB Lock & Dam 2 Monongahela River (Allegheny Co.) From Lock & Dam 2 to the Freshwater 6 meals/year PCB Point in Pittsburgh drum Carp Do Not Eat PCB Channel catfish River (Allegheny and Beaver From the Point in Pittsburgh Walleye I meal/month PCB Co.) to the Montgomery Lock sauger and Dam White bass Freshwater drum Carp Do Not Eat PCB Channel catfish Ohio River From Montgomery Lock White bass 1 meal/month PCB and Dam to the state border Hybrid Stiped bass Based on advisory issued by Freshwater Ohio and West Virginia drum Walleye 17" and over

-8- Revised: July 17, 2006 Flathead catfish 5 meals/year IPCB I Channel catfish under 17" + Channel catfish Do Not Eat PCB over 17" Carp Oil Creek (Venango Co.) SR 1004 bridge at Smallmouth 1 meal/month Mercury Petroleum Center to mouth bass Shenango River (Mercer & Lawrence Shenango Lake dam to Muskellunge Do Not Eat PCB Co.) mouth Carp Largemouth 1 meal/month PCB bass Smallmouth bass Walleye Bluegill Crappie Sunfish Channel catfish White sucker Sugar Lake (Crawford Co.) Entire lake Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass Tamarack Lake (Crawford Co.) Entire lake Muskellunge 1 meal/month Mercury Walleye 2 meals/month Thorn Creek (Butler Co.) Source to SR 2012 bridge at Trout 2 meals/month Mercury Frazier Mill Tionesta Creek (Warren and Forest SR 0666 bridge at Henrys Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Co.) Mills to Tionesta Reservoir bass dam Golden redhorse Traverse Creek (Beaver Co.) Source to dam in Raccoon Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury State Park bass Tuntungwant Creek (McKean Co.) Confluence of East and Carp 2 meals/month Mercury West Branches to PA/NY border West Branch Caldwell Creek Entire basin Brown trout 2 meals/month Mercury (Warren Co.) Youghiogheny Lake (Fayette and Entire lake Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Somerset Co.) bass Walleye (Fayette and Youghiogheny Lake dam to Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Somerset Co.) confluence of Lick Run bass

LAKE ERIE BASIN

-9- Revised: July 17, 2006 Walleye over 1 meal/month IPCB 23" Coho salmon* Steelhead* (Rainbow trout) Smallmouth bass White perch White bass Lake whitefish Carp under 20" Freshwater drum Lake trout Channel catfish Carp over 20" Do Not Eat Lake Erie (Erie Co.) Presque Isle Bay Largemouth 2 meals/month Mercury bass + Smallmouth 1 Meal/Month PCB bass Northern pike White perch Freshwater drum Bowfin Carp Coho salmon* Steelhead* (Rainbow Trout) Conneaut Creek (Erie Co.) SR 0215 bridge to PA/OH Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury border bass

* Salmon and trout are migratory. They may be found seasonally in Presque Isle Bay or Lake Erie tributary streams. Trout, salmon and other fish, whether caught in the lake or elsewhere, should be treated as Lake Erie fish.

POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Water Body Area Under Advisory Species Meal Frequency Contaminant

Licking Creek (Fulton & Franklin Confluence of Big Cove Smallmouth 2 meals/month Mercury Co.) Creek to PA/MD border bass Meadow Grounds Lake (Fulton Co.) Entire lake Walleye 2 meals/month Mercury

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