Aquetong Watershed Creek

PA Code Chapter 93 of Title 25 Environmental Protection

Aquetong Creek is classified as a high quality cold-water fishery (HQ-CWF) per Chapter 93 of Title 25 of the Pennsylvania Code.

This water quality designation offers special protection for proposed development and infrastructure projects, requiring plans that meet anti-degradation criteria. This code became effective on September 11, 1971.

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The total length of the perennial portion of Aquetong Creek is approximately 10.75 miles. The stream is approximately 25 feet wide near the New Hope Borough and Solebury Township border. The creek is generally one to two feet deep, but becomes much deeper in the reservoirs.

Aquetong Creek’s headwaters include two large springs (Aquetong Spring and a large spring at Gateshead Farm) and several other headwater reaches, including Honey Hollow, which is a notable branch of Aquetong Creek. 

 

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As the watchdog of the Aquetong Watershed, the AWA works tirelessly to keep our environment protected. We organize stewardship and education events, plant native plants, award scholarships to future leaders, monitor the creek, and represent the water
Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority has sent the following letter: Drought Warning New Hope/Solebury Water Systems Voluntary Reduction of Non-essential Water Usages Due to the lack of substantial rainfall in the last six months and to avoid a
It is no surprise but we are now officially experiencing "moderate drought" according to U.S. Drought Watch. This year we have experienced a significant lack of precipitation - in an average year, Bucks County's average rainfall is 51.8 in
You are invited! AWA's Annual Meeting next Thursday OCT 17 at 6:30PM! Our keynote presentation is "Native Plants in the Watershed" by naturalist Mary Anne Borge. Naturalist, photographer, author and educator, she is the editor of Butterfly

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P.O. Box 504
New Hope, PA 18938

Email: info@aquetongwatershed.org

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