Creek Connections

Site 54	Miller Station Bridge
Miller Station Bridge	Site Location: Miller Station
Cambridge Springs	Mr. Porter

Geography
Latitude: 41.48'38"	Longitude: 79.59'03"
Length of Waterway:	117 miles
Mile Index: (mileage of site from mouth)	47 miles
Stream Order:	Third stream order
Tributaries to waterway upstream of SITE:	West Branch French Creek
SITE'S waterway is a tributary to:	.Allegheny River
Drainage Area:	577 miles sq.

Land Use
Surrounding Site (200 meters)
Dominant Land Use:	Cropfield
Other Land Uses Present:	forest, overgrown shrubsw/small trees, residential, and mining operation/ oil wells.
Within Watershed, Upstream of Site (possible impact on site's water quality)
Dominant Land Use:	Cropland
Other Land Uses Present:	Forest, overgrown shrubs/small trees, residential, mining operation/oil wells
Litter at Site:	low amounts
Waterway Channel Characteristics
Average Height of Channel:	4m.
Average Width of Channel:	41m.
Stream Channel Description:	straight with no undercut banks
Waterway Contains: (visible from site)	run
Water samples taken from:	run
Substrate Composed of:	bedrock and gravel
Average Substrate Particle Size:

Vegetation Characteristics

Aquatic Vegetation Present: no vegetation

Riparian Zone Vegetation Present: old growth forest and brush and short scraggly trees

Width of Riparian Zone Vegetation: 10-100m.

Percentage of Stream Shaded: 50%

Riparian Channel Environmental Inventory (RCE)

Date: 10/22/03 Score: 290

Date: Score:

Aquatic Life

Fish Habitats Present: Fish Seen: Seldom

Mussels Present: never seen a live mussel or empy shell

Macroinvertebrate Habitats Present: riffle, coarse gravel, leaf pack, and tree roots

Pollution Tolerance Index Scores: Date: Score:

Other Aquatic Life Evidence/ Seen: amphibians

Streamside Animal Life
Evidence / Seen: deer, raccoons, rabbits, opossums, squirrles/chipmunks, snakes, woodchuck.groundhog, and fishermen