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	Pennsylvania State Parks - Swatara - PA DCNR
		Swatara State Park was acquired with capital development funds appropriated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
		Swatara State Park is in Lebanon and Schuylkill counties, 14 miles north of Lebanon and three miles west of Pine Grove.
		Swatara Creek is a popular area for canoeing in the spring.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /stateparks/parks/swatara.aspx (1197 words)

	weather.com - Outdoors - Profile
		Swatara State Park consists of 3,515 acres of rolling fields and woodlands situated along Interstate 81 between Second and Blue Mountains.
		The geology of Swatara State Park is predominately sedimentary rocks formed in a shallow ocean during the Middle Devonian Period of the Paleozoic Era, approximately 375 million years ago.
		Swatara State Park is located in Lebanon and Schuylkill counties, 14 miles north of Lebanon and 3 miles west of Pine Grove.
	www.weather.com /outlook/recreation/outdoors/profile/PASPSW (1091 words)

	Quittapahilla Creek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Quittapahilla Creek (nicknamed the "Quitti") is a tributary of Swatara Creek, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long, in south central Pennsylvania in the United States.
		From the late 18th century to the mid 19th century, the creek was used as part of the route of the Union Canal, which connected the headwaters of the creek with Tulpehocken Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River.
		By the late 20th century the creek had become polluted from steel mill waste.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quittapahilla_Creek (173 words)

	Swatara Creek Water Trail - trail guide
		The Swatara Creek Water Trail is a 42-mile segment of Swatara Creek from Jonestown, Lebanon County, to the PA Fish and Boat Commission's Middletown Access, in Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
		In central Pennsylvania, the Swatara Creek Watershed encompasses 570 square miles in Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties.
		The Campground is between Swatara Creek and Route 39 near Hummelstown.
	sites.state.pa.us /PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/watertrails/swatara/trailguide.htm (2067 words)

	Swatara
		Swatara was recommissioned on 24 December 1879 at Boston Navy Yard and departed on 21 January 1880 for the Far East.
		Swatara called at many east Asian ports during her Asiatic Squadron duty, including long stays at Shanghai, Chefoo, and Yokohama.
		Reassigned to the Asiatic Squadron, Swatara departed from Port Stanley on 11 March 1889 for Cape Horn and the Pacific.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s21/swatara-ii.htm (557 words)

	Wildernet - Swatara State Park
		Swatara State Park was acquired with capital development funds appropriated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
		The geology of Swatara State Park is predominately sedimentary rocks formed in a shallow ocean during the Middle Devonian Period of the Paleozoic Era, approximately 375 million years ago.
		Instead of being torn down, the bridge was dismantled, repaired, moved and rebuilt across the Swatara Creek to allow hikers on the Appalachian Trail to cross the stream.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaid=PASPSW (1499 words)

	Swatara Creek Water Trail - trail guide
		The Swatara Creek Water Trail is a 42-mile segment of Swatara Creek from Jonestown, Lebanon County, to the PA Fish and Boat Commission's Middletown Access, in Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
		In central Pennsylvania, the Swatara Creek Watershed encompasses 570 square miles in Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties.
		To the west of Harper's Tavern on old Route 22, the Swatara Creek Inn (717-865-3259) is a three-story Victorian mansion built in 1860 for Jacob Ulrich.
	www.fish.state.pa.us /watertrails/swatara/trailguide.htm (2067 words)

	Swatara Creek -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It passes through Swatara State Park then turns south to pass through Swatara Gap in the Blue Mountain ridge northwest of (An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean) Lebanon.
		It receives (Click link for more info and facts about Quittapahilla Creek) Quittapahilla Creek from the west 3 mi north of (Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving) Palmyra.
		The creek was a significant transportation route in the colonial period of (A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama) North America up through the middle (Click link for more info and facts about 19th century) 19th century.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Sw/Swatara_Creek.htm (182 words)

	A generation later, here comes Swatara Park
		A backed-up Swatara Creek could begin filling the lake and other park improvements could be under construction by 2000, according to optimistic state officials.
		Swatara State Park, formally proposed by Goddard in 1969, is one of the last keystone parks to fulfill that goal.
		The historic Waterville Bridge was moved from Pine Creek Gorge in Lycoming County and rebuilt over Swatara Creek in 1988 for use by Appalachian Trail hikers.
	www.dep.state.pa.us /dep/deputate/polycomm/pressrel/crable/AC0511.htm (1015 words)

	Swatara Greenway Status: Manada Conservancy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Most Townships in the County with Creek frontage were represented, as well as The Manada Conservancy, the Central Pa. Conservancy and the Swatara Creek Watershed Association.
		The Swatara Creek was described as a "world class resource," home to numerous threatened species, and having substantial environmental, educational, scenic and recreational value for the residents of the area, and also for those who live as far away as the Chesapeake Bay.
		Pa DCNR recently awarded the Swatara Creek Watershed Association a $47,000 grant to be matched with funding from the Wm Penn foundation, IBM and Canaan Valley Institute.
	www.manada.org /swatara/swg-stat.htm (1258 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Swatara State Park, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties,Pennsylvania, USA
		The most striking feature of the park is the Swatara Creek Water Gap - where the creek cuts through the hard stone of Blue Mountain.
		The cast-iron bridge which crosses the creek is used by hikers on the Appalachian Trail which runs through the park for a few miles.
		Built in 1890, it was declared too narrow for modern vehicle traffic in the 1980s and taken apart and rebuilt over the Swatara Creek in the park.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A2436752 (624 words)

	Characterizing the Land Cover
		Acidic creeks having flocculates and precipitates derived from AMD are typically considered to be sterile habitats because fish and molluscs are absent, as are the aquatic insects that are used as indicators of non-polluted environments (Roback, 1969).
		Swatara Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, has its headwaters in Schuylkill County in the Southern Anthracite region of Pennsylvania (Figure 2).
		The creek is degraded by numerous discharges from abandoned coal mines.
	water.usgs.gov /osw/techniques/workshop/Robbins.html (3261 words)

	Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Swatara Creek has served as a provider of food, water, transportation, energy, and recreation for generations of inhabitants.
		In addition to the Swatara Creek Watershed Association http://www.mbcomp.com/swatara, a new awareness of the Creek and tributaries has seen the emergency of multiple watershed organizations: Northern Swatara Watershed Association, Quittapahilla Watershed Association, and the Little Swatara Watershed Association.
		Mill and Little Swatara in Berks County, Manada in Dauphin County, Trout Run and Quittapahilla in Lebanon County, and Upper and Lower Little Swataras in Schuylkill County are stocked with trout.
	www.nscwa.homestead.com /Profile.html (934 words)

	Water Management
		A team of international experts resided in the Spring Creek Watershed for a week last September with the specific mission of preparing recommendations for the watershed, (in response to the previously identified issues.) A meeting of experts was held on September 19, 1996, with support for land acquisition.
		Although several areas of the creek have been noticeably degraded by pollution, it is the fact that a large portion of the creek is relatively unaffected that has drawn the attention of DEP for this effort.
		French Creek has drawn attention from local colleges and special interest groups for many years, however it wasn't until the spring of 1995 that a dedicated effort outside of DEP was undertaken.
	www.dep.state.pa.us /dep/deputate/enved/watershed/piolet_wm.htm (5130 words)

	CCPA: Blackfly Spray Schedule
		Creek, Sherman Creek, Mahantango Creek, Penns Creek, Juniata River, Tuscarora Creek, and Aughwick Creek are scheduled for treatment.
		Mahantango Creek and Conewago Creek were originally scheduled to be treated Friday the 1st, but we postponed treating them to due to poor weather.
		Some creeks or portions of the Juniata River may be cancelled if heavy rains over the weekend cause a rise in streams flows or muddy conditions.
	www.pacounties.org /cumberland/cwp/view.asp?A=1152&Q=483360 (1936 words)

	Swatara Creek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Swatara Creek is a tributary of the SusquehannaRiver, approximately 60 mi (97 km) long, in east central Pennsylvania in the United States.
		It passes through Swatara State Park then turnssouth to pass through Swatara Gap in the Blue Mountain ridge northwest of Lebanon.
		The upper course above Quittapahilla Creek into the mountains provided the route of a feeder to the main canal, as well asproviding a route to ship anthracite from the mountains to Philadelphia.
	www.therfcc.org /swatara-creek-216656.html (218 words)

	Swatara Creek \|Green Communities \| US EPA
		Their dream is to restore the creek whose water supplies, mills and canal fostered their towns.
		Through the efforts of the Swatara Creek Watershed Association (SCWA) and other committed individuals and organizations, the watershed has been designated a participating Green Community, helping to realize the longstanding vision of restoration and conservation.
		The Swatara Creek Watershed encompasses 570 square miles in Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties in southcentral Pennsylvania.
	www.epa.gov /greenkit/swatara.htm (309 words)

	Watershed Association Update
		The Schuylkill Conservation District and the Northern Swatara Creek Watershed Association have been working to improve the water quality in the Northern Swatara Creek along with the help of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and United States Geological Survey.
		The Northern Swatara Creek Watershed lies with the Southern Anthracite Coal Field, and has been severely impacted by abandoned mine drainage (AMD).
		The Northern Swatara Creek Watershed Association along with the Schuylkill Conservation District have been participating in projects to improve the watershed with help from the DEP and USGS.
	www.co.schuylkill.pa.us /Offices/Conservation/WatershedUpdates.asp (403 words)

	Pennsylvania State Parks - Swatara - PA DCNR
		While Swatara State Park's water resources continue to play an important role in the planning process, DCNR is also exploring land-based development as an alternative to the reservoir-centered option.
		In the 1980s the bridge was moved from its original location to Swatara State Park to allow hikers on the Appalachian Trail to cross the creek.
		The track, built along the Swatara Creek, connected the mining towns of Schuylkill County with distribution points to the south.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /stateparks/swatara/index.aspx (1635 words)

	Swatara Creek Inn Annville, Pennsylvania, United States - Swatara Creek Inn Group Booking Reservation Meetings ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Swatara Creek Inn is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
		Weddings at the Swatara Creek Inn with their facilities, guest rooms and experienced wedding and group management staff, are magnificent.
		A Swatara Creek Inn wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
	www.meetingforce.com /swatara-creek-inn-hotel-49h540.html (728 words)

	Conservation District
		The Mahanoy Creek Watershed Association is working to improve the quality of the Mahanoy Creek, which flows 56 miles from its origin to where it empties to the Susquehanna River.
		The Northern Swatara Creek Watershed Association has been working hand in hand with the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Mining and Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation; as well as the Schuylkill County Conservation District.
		The Northern Swatara Creek Watershed Association is a cooperator in the Swatara Cooperative Trout Nursery.
	www.co.schuylkill.pa.us /Offices/Conservation/Watersheds.asp (1308 words)

	Twin Grove Park Campground
		Swatara State Park: Swatara Park is located across the street from Twin Grove Park.
		Campers may use the lane across the street from Twin Grove to gain access to their bike trail and Swatara Creek for fishing, hunting and hiking.
		Rausch Creek MX Park: Rausch Creek is approximately 12 miles from Twin Grove Park.
	www.twingroveparkcampground.com /attractions.html (317 words)

	One Tank Get Away - Sneak Away to Annville, PA
		We suggest a comfortable night’s stay at the Swatara Creek Inn, dinner at Harper’s Tavern and a movie at the Allen Theatre for the perfect weekend in Annville.
		The Swatara Creek Inn is a beautiful three story Victorian mansion, converted to a bed and breakfast by Dick and Jeanette Hess, that rests majestically on top of a hill amidst century old trees, just off Route 934.
		The history of the Swatara Creek Inn is a long and interesting one.
	www.modeweekly.com /1997/0397/OTG-0397.htm (2323 words)

	Preserve Hershey - Derry Township, PA
		Despite unanimous opposition from citizens, township supervisors voted in January to change the zoning of the Espenshade property, adjacent to the park, on Swatara Creek, from agricultural conservation to village residential.
		Very importantly, the lost opportunities to conserve open land on a creek in an important watershed and to add needed parkland in an area of planned development (as called for in township Parks and Recreation Master Plan) are forever lost.
		We will have participated in the Swatara Creek Greenway Commission, but failed to carry out its recommendations, which include a 1000 foot agricultural conservation buffer along the creek.
	www.childadvocate.net /preservehershey/letter_4-19-04.htm (572 words)

	Spring Creek
		The main stem of Spring Creek arises east of I-83 in the Rutherford Heights area, and is joined by several tributaries originating in the Colonial Park and Penbrook neighborhoods.
		Above this spring, Spring Creek is strictly a warmwater stream with a minimal fish population.
		A major limiting factor affecting the present and future health of Spring Creek is storm water runoff from increased commercial development in the watershed.
	www.dftu.org /spring/spring.htm (1105 words)

	Lickdale Campground and General Store - General Store
		The Swatara is a pleasant novice run of moving water that courses a lazy path through mountain gaps and scenic farm country.
		The Swatara is a good stream to run, even until late in the season.
		Unfortunately, during times of low rainfall, there are a few areas of the creek you must portage around and occasionally there is a fallen tree.
	www.lickdalecampground.com /store.html (308 words)

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		The urbanized portion of the Quittapahilla Creek corridor provides the community with an esthetically pleasing green-space that bisects the city of Lebanon and continues on through, or along the municipalities of North Cornwall, Cleona, and Annville.
		Substantial runoff from the city and suburban areas is directly discharged into the creek causing sudden fluctuations downstream in North Cornwall, Cleona and Annville.
		The Quittapahilla Watershed Association, as a subgroup of the Swatara Creek Watershed Association, is a 501(C-3) non-profit organization.
	quittapahillawatershedassociation.org /documents/wetlands.doc (471 words)

	Aesthetic Values
		Swatara State Park -- Swatara State Park is located in Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties, 14 miles north of Lebanon and 3 miles west of Pine Grove.
		The park consists of 3,330 acres of rolling fields and woodlands situated along Interstate 81 between the Second and Blue Mountains, eight miles of the Swatara Creek wind through the park and is one of the main focal points.
		Swatara State Park was acquired with capital development funds.
	www.lwvlebanon.org /aestheti.htm (566 words)

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