Watershed Management Plans
Lehigh River Watershed Conservation Management Plan After years of work, Wildlands Conservancy is pleased to announce the completion of the Lehigh River Watershed Conservation Management Plan. The purpose of the plan is to: identify the cultural, natural, biological, historical, and recreational resources of the watershed; identify problems; seek solutions; and list recommendations for the preservation, protection, and enhancement of the Lehigh River and its watershed. With the completion of the plan, Wildlands Conservancy will petition the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to have the Lehigh River watershed placed on the Pennsylvania Rivers Registry, making the watershed eligible for improvement dollars from the state. The State of the Lehigh River Report is the executive summary of the Lehigh River Watershed Conservation Management Plan.

Wildlands Conservancy would like to especially thank Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the William Penn Foundation for their financial support. Thanks also to the many individuals, watershed and other environmental associations, businesses, civic groups, plus local, state and federal agencies for aiding in the completion of the plan.

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• Introduction
• Acknowledgements/Table of Contents
• Part I:  Physical Components
• Part II: Cultural and HIstorical Components
• Part III: Aquatic Components
• Part IV: Land Components
• Part V: Biological Components
• Part VI: Recreation Components
• Part VII: Conservation Resources and Tools
• Part VIII: Recommendations
• Part IX: Appendix
• Lehigh River Watershed Maps
  • MAPS 1-1 TO 1-7
    MAP 1-1 THE LEHIGH RIVER BASIN WITHIN THE DELAWARE RIVER BASIN LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 1-2 LEHIGH RIVER AND MAJOR TRIBUTARIES LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 1-3 TOPOGRAPHY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 1-4 PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES AND SECTIONS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 1-5 GEOLOGY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 1-6 ABANDONED MINE DRAINAGE FEATURES LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 1-7 CARBONATE AREAS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAP 1-8 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN BERKS COUNTY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAP 1-9 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN CARBON COUNTY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAP 1-10 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAP 1-11 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN LEHIGH COUNTY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAP 1-12 SOIL NAMES IN LUZERNE COUNTY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAP 1-13 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN MONROE COUNTY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAP 1-14 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAP 1-15 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAP 1-16 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN WAYNE COUNTY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAP 2-1 HISTORICAL LOCATIONS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAPS 3-1 TO 3-5
    MAP 3-1 LEHIGH RIVER AND STREAMS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 3-2 SUB-BASINS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 3-3 LAKES AND RESERVOIRS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 3-4 WETLANDS AND FLOODPLAINS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 3-5 PROTECTED WATER USES UNDER CHAPTER 93 WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
  • MAPS 3-6 TO 3-10
    MAP 3-6 STREAMS ON 303(D) LIST LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 3-7 LOCATION OF NPDES DISCHARGES LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 3-8 SUBWATERSHEDS WITH APPROVED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLANS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 3-9 LOCATION OF FACILITIES LISTED ON THE TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 3-10 USGS STREAM GAUGE STATIONS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAPS 4-1 TO 4.5
    MAP 4-1 LAND USE LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 4-2 PRESERVED FARMLAND LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 4-3 PARCEL MAP LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 4-4 MARKET TOWN INITIATIVE MAP LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 4-5 MAJOR ROADWAYS AND STREAMS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAPS 4-6 TO 4-9
    MAP 4-6 NON-COAL MINING SITES LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 4-7 STATE FORESTS, GAMELANDS, PARKS, PRESERVED FARMS AND CONSERVANCY LANDS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 4-8 NATURAL AREAS INVENTORIES IN THE COUNTIES LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 4-9 STATUS OF MUNICIPAL PLANS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCILS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAPS 5-1, 6-1 TO 6-3
    MAP 5-1 STREAMS WITH FOREST BUFFER LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 6-1 STATE PARKS, GAMELANDS, AND FORESTS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 6-2 VINEYARDS, APPALACHIAN AND RAIL TRAILS, AND ABANDONED RAIL LINES LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 6-3 LEHIGH RIVER WATER TRAIL MAP LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
  • MAPS 10-1 TO 10-6
    MAP 10-1 EXCEPTIONAL VALUE (EV) STREAM BASINS LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED
    MAP 10-2 PRIORITY LANDS FOR PROTECTION - UNPROTECTED EXCEPTIONAL (EV) VALUE STREAM BASINS
    MAP 10-3 PRIORITY LANDS FOR PROTECTION – UNPROTECTED WETLANDS
    MAP 10-4 PRIORITY LANDS FOR PROTECTION – UNPROTECTED NATURAL AREAS INVENTORY SITES
    MAP 10-5 PRIORITY LANDS FOR PROTECTION – UNPROTECTED AGRICULTURAL BASINS
    MAP 10-6 PRIORITY LANDS FOR PROTECTION – UNPROTECTED FOREST
• References

 

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