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Watershed: Lower Susquehanna-Swatara PFBC Region: Southcentral and Southeast Priority: 2 General Description: This 1,197,170 acre watershed is located in portions of Lebanon, Dauphin, Franklin, York, Schuylkill, and Berks counties and covers all of Cumberland County. The Susquehanna River, Yellow Breeches and Swatara Creek water trails are all found within the watershed. Some of the watershed falls within DCNR’s South Mountain Conservation Landscape Initiative. The watershed ranks 4th in linear miles stocked; 3rd in stocked lakes, fishing licenses and boat registrations; and 7th in population resulting in its priority rank of 2. River Conservation plans have been completed for the Middle Conodoguinet, Yellow Breeches, Watershed, Swatara Corridor and Swatara Creek. A settlement agreement with AES Ironwood may provide funding for access improvements along the . Natural reproduction of trout is occurring in the stream or tributaries of the , , Sherman Creek, Clark Creek, Little Juniata Creek, Spring Creek and Swatara Creek. Stretches of Laurel Run, Evening Branch, and West Branch of Fishing Creek are designated wilderness trout streams. The Commission stocks significant stretches of Stony Creek, Fishing Creek, Clarks Creek, Yellow Breeches Creek, and Swatara Creek. Stakeholder Input: Some concentration of access locations along the Susquehanna River, Conodoguinet Creek, and Swatara Creek resulted in the high number of accesses per 10 miles. However, certain stretches of these waterways were seen as needing more access and some existing sites were identified for improvement. No public access exists west of Carlisle on Conondoguinet Creek. The Susquehanna River needs access in the Perdix area. Swatara Creek has two existing launch locations that could use improvement. Quittapahilla Creek, Clarks Creek, Sherman’s Creek, and Mountain Creek (near Mt. Holly Springs) were listed as needing additional access locations. Evaluation Fishing Boating CRITERIA Result SCORE Access Access Linear Miles Stocked 241.72 6 6 Number Stocked Lakes 9 5 5 5 Number Boating Facility Grants 8 6 6 Number Fish Passage/Habitat Projects 31 6 6 Water Trail/River Conservation Plan (RCP) Both 3 3 3 Number Access Improvements Identified by Stakeholders 26 6 6 6 Total Population 632,862 4 4 4 Population Change 17.84 4 4 4 Species of Special Concern Density Per Square Mile 0.10 3 3 3 Percent Public Land 14.685 4 4 4 Number Accesses/10 Miles of Stream Order > 3 0.867 5 5 5 Current Number Fish Licenses 44,879 5 5 Current Number Boat Registrants 20,983 6 6 Current Fish Licensees - Percent of Total Population 7.09 3 3 Current Boat Registrants - Percent of Total Population 3.32 3 3 WW/CW Linear Miles Stocked 87.71 6 6 WW/CW Trout Stocked Lakes 9 5 5 5 Number Accesses/10 Miles of Stream Order > 5 3.069 4 4 Total Score 84 65 58 AES Bonus- Funding Available Ironwood 5 5 5 Final Score 89 70 63

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