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Hammer Creek

By Chesapeake Bay Activities
A flooded creek after a rainstorm. The water is turbid, and is a reddish brown color.
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Detailed Description

Hammer Creek is a creek in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Its 13 square mile watershed has a mixture of cropland and animal-raising activities.

This stream is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program. 

NWIS data for this site can be found here.

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Water flows out of a bioreactor through a white PVC pipe before splashing down into a small stream.

Monitoring the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Small Agricultural Watersheds

Farmers are an important part of the economy and heritage of the Chesapeake Bay. Farmers also act as stewards of the land and water. Across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, members of the agricultural community are volunteering to adopt conservation practices on their land. The goal of these practices is to protect the health of the soil, local streams and rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay. These...
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Chesapeake Bay Activities, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
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Monitoring the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Small Agricultural Watersheds

Farmers are an important part of the economy and heritage of the Chesapeake Bay. Farmers also act as stewards of the land and water. Across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, members of the agricultural community are volunteering to adopt conservation practices on their land. The goal of these practices is to protect the health of the soil, local streams and rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay. These...
Learn More

Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program

Filter Total Items: 19
13 people stand next to the outlet of a bioreactor, which is a rock wall with a white pipe emerging, discharging water.
A Visit to the War Branch Bioreactor
A Visit to the War Branch Bioreactor
15 people stand next to a bioreactor, a dam in a spring-fed creek made up of woodchips, soil, and straw.
Visit to the War Branch Bioreactor
Visit to the War Branch Bioreactor
Two researchers in life vests stand at a table full of water quality sampling equipment. They demonstrate its use.
Water Quality Sampling Equipment Show-and-Tell
Water Quality Sampling Equipment Show-and-Tell
Water flows out of a bioreactor through a white PVC pipe before splashing down into a small stream.
The War Branch Bioreactor
The War Branch Bioreactor
Two USGS scientists work on installing a monitoring box.
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
A rural stream flows through 3 culverts beneath an abandoned farm road.
War Branch
War Branch
An in-stream, partially-sumberged structure made of u-channel posts for mounting water-quality sondes.
Partially-complete in-stream structure for mounting water quality sondes
Partially-complete in-stream structure for mounting water quality sondes
Three USGS scientists work on installing underground cables for the monitoring station at War Branch.
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
Seven USGS scientists pose in front of the completed War Branch monitoring box.
War Branch Monitoring Site Installation Team
War Branch Monitoring Site Installation Team
Two scientists standing in a rural creek smile up at the camera.
Hydrologic Technicians working in War Branch
Hydrologic Technicians working in War Branch
A small rural creek with clear water and a rocky bottom flows under an old farm road through three culverts.
War Branch
War Branch
A small rural creek with eroding banks, fields of tall grass with some trees on either shore.
War Branch
War Branch
A USGS scientist with a handheld drill works on installing a monitoring box while a second scientist watches.
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
One scientist stands in a small rural creek while another prepares to hand her materials for building a monitoring structure.
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
A USGS monitoring station box with a flooded creek in the background.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek
A flooded creek, with several large trees emerging from the water. The banks are flat, grassy fields.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek
A flooded creek after a rainstorm. The water is turbid, and is a reddish brown color.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek
A flooded creek after a rainstorm, with murky, turbid water. The banks are flat, grassy fields with woods in the background.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek
An orange boat-shaped monitoring buoy is suspended in the center of a flooded creek, taking measurements while it rains.
Little Conewago Creek
Little Conewago Creek

Related

link
Water flows out of a bioreactor through a white PVC pipe before splashing down into a small stream.

Monitoring the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Small Agricultural Watersheds

Farmers are an important part of the economy and heritage of the Chesapeake Bay. Farmers also act as stewards of the land and water. Across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, members of the agricultural community are volunteering to adopt conservation practices on their land. The goal of these practices is to protect the health of the soil, local streams and rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay. These...
By
Chesapeake Bay Activities, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
link

Monitoring the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Small Agricultural Watersheds

Farmers are an important part of the economy and heritage of the Chesapeake Bay. Farmers also act as stewards of the land and water. Across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, members of the agricultural community are volunteering to adopt conservation practices on their land. The goal of these practices is to protect the health of the soil, local streams and rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay. These...
Learn More

Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program

Filter Total Items: 19
13 people stand next to the outlet of a bioreactor, which is a rock wall with a white pipe emerging, discharging water.
A Visit to the War Branch Bioreactor
A Visit to the War Branch Bioreactor
15 people stand next to a bioreactor, a dam in a spring-fed creek made up of woodchips, soil, and straw.
Visit to the War Branch Bioreactor
Visit to the War Branch Bioreactor
Two researchers in life vests stand at a table full of water quality sampling equipment. They demonstrate its use.
Water Quality Sampling Equipment Show-and-Tell
Water Quality Sampling Equipment Show-and-Tell
Water flows out of a bioreactor through a white PVC pipe before splashing down into a small stream.
The War Branch Bioreactor
The War Branch Bioreactor
Two USGS scientists work on installing a monitoring box.
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
A rural stream flows through 3 culverts beneath an abandoned farm road.
War Branch
War Branch
An in-stream, partially-sumberged structure made of u-channel posts for mounting water-quality sondes.
Partially-complete in-stream structure for mounting water quality sondes
Partially-complete in-stream structure for mounting water quality sondes
Three USGS scientists work on installing underground cables for the monitoring station at War Branch.
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
Seven USGS scientists pose in front of the completed War Branch monitoring box.
War Branch Monitoring Site Installation Team
War Branch Monitoring Site Installation Team
Two scientists standing in a rural creek smile up at the camera.
Hydrologic Technicians working in War Branch
Hydrologic Technicians working in War Branch
A small rural creek with clear water and a rocky bottom flows under an old farm road through three culverts.
War Branch
War Branch
A small rural creek with eroding banks, fields of tall grass with some trees on either shore.
War Branch
War Branch
A USGS scientist with a handheld drill works on installing a monitoring box while a second scientist watches.
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
One scientist stands in a small rural creek while another prepares to hand her materials for building a monitoring structure.
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
Monitoring Station Installation at War Branch
A USGS monitoring station box with a flooded creek in the background.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek
A flooded creek, with several large trees emerging from the water. The banks are flat, grassy fields.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek
A flooded creek after a rainstorm. The water is turbid, and is a reddish brown color.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek
A flooded creek after a rainstorm, with murky, turbid water. The banks are flat, grassy fields with woods in the background.
Hammer Creek
Hammer Creek
An orange boat-shaped monitoring buoy is suspended in the center of a flooded creek, taking measurements while it rains.
Little Conewago Creek
Little Conewago Creek
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