Susquehanna River Basin HERO - Penn State University

The Spring Creek Watershed (SCW), located in the ridge and valley province of central Pennsylvania, is situated at the northwest boundary of the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin in Centre County. Supplied by six different tributaries, the Spring Creek drains into the Bald Eagle Creek, which is itself part of the Susquehanna River Basin. Since the Susquehanna River contributes more than half of all freshwater inputs into the Chesapeake Bay, human activities in the SCW have an impact not only on the local watershed but also on the socio-environmental conditions of the largest estuary in the United States.