LARGE SCALE FISH HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PLAN

for

Lau
nc

SPEEDWELL FORGE LAKE, LANCASTER COUNTY

by
PA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION
DIVISION OF HABITAT MANAGEMENT

COMPLETED

STAKE TREE
TURTLE BASKING PLATFORM

BLACK BASS NESTING STRUCTURE

SECTOR 4

10 Catfish Spawning Boxes

2 Rock Star Structures
6' of water
40*12.515
#3
76*18.936

20 Short Vertical Plank Structures

40*12.389
#7
76*18.950

PORCUPINE CRIB

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PORCUPINE CRIB JUNIOR

SHORT VERTICAL PLANK STRUCTURE

Date: 11/14/14

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Blue Text Indicates Proposed Sites

Black Text Indicates Completed Sites

10 Catfish Spawning Boxes

8 Rock Rubble Reefs (10 Ton Each)
7 Post Stump Clusters
40*12.337
#5
76*18.906

10 Catfish Spawning Boxes

10 Rock Rubble Reefs
(10 Ton Each)
40*12.439
#4
76*18.926

lat

Unnamed Tributary
FELLED SHORELINE TREE

NOTE :

5 Catfish Spawning Boxes

20 Rock Rubble Humps
5' of water
40*12.564
#2
76*18.903

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VERTICAL PLANK STRUCTURE

80 Rock Rubble Humps

4'-6' of water
40*12.452
#14
76*19.028

SECTOR 1

Boat Mooring
and Fishing Pier

CATFISH SPAWNING BOX

Habitat Manager: Ben Page

NOT TO SCALE
FIT IN FIELD
ALL SIZES APPROXIMATE

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PLAN MAP LEGEND

PROPOSED

Drawn By: M.B.S.; P.E.T

20 Short Vertical Plank Structures

9 Post Stump Clusters
40*12.431
#6
76*18.967

10 Catfish Spawning Boxes

20 Rock Rubble Humps
10 Post Stump Clusters
30 Rock Rubble Humps
40*12.307
#9
76*18.653

8 Rock Star Structures

4 Spider Humps w/ Post Cluster
4'-8' of water
40*12.291
#8
76*18.756

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ROCK RUBBLE HUMPS

CONIFER STRING
POST CLUSTER

POST CLUSTERS PLUS

SECTOR 3

SPIDER HUMPS

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SEC

ROCK STAR STRUCTURES

Fishing
Pier

POST STUMPS

TOR

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STONE FRAMED DEFLECTOR

SAW-TOOTHED DEFLECTOR
ROOT WAD/LOG DEFLECTOR
TIRE STRUCTURE
ROAD BED

3 Root Wad Humps

40*12.231
#13
76*18.698

200 Rock Rubble Humps

4'-5' of water
40*12.250
#12
76*18.596

8 Spider Humps
8 Rock Star Structures
6'-12' of water
40*12.249
#10
76*18.488

20 Rock Rubble Humps

4'-5' of water
40*12.221
#11
76*18.560

LAKE SUBSTRATE

PLAN VIEW

PENNSYLVANIA STYLE ROCK RUBBLE HUMPS

STANDARD DRAWING

1' - 3'

PROFILE & SECTION VIEW

LAKE SUBSTRATE

NOTES:
RECOMMENDED DENSITY IS 20 TONS/ACRE
PLACED IN 1-3 TON HUMPS
LIMESTONE CAN SUBSTITUTE SANDSTONE
NOT TO SCALE
ALL SIZES ARE APPROXIMATE
FIT IN FIELD

MATERIALS AND NOTES

MATERIALS:
R4 SANDSTONE- (9"-18")

PFBC 3/26/02

MBS 09

PLAN VIEW

SECURED WITH SPIKES

SECTION VIEW

17'

2'

NORMAL
WATER LEVEL

NOTES

NOT TO SCALE
ALL SIZES ARE APPROXIMATE
FIT IN FIELD

MBS 09

4' MINIMUM

LIMESTONE CAN BE SUBSTITUTE FOR SANDSTONE

NOTES:
LUMBER MUST BE TRUE DIMENSIONAL
LUMBER MUST BE GREEN (FRESH CUT)
YELLOW POPLAR MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR HEMLOCK

PROFILE VIEW

17'

SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT:

4" HEMLOCK POSTS

PENNSYLVANIA SPIDER HUMP STRUCTURE

STANDARD DRAWING

6" HEMLOCK POSTS

PFBC HABITAT
ENHANCEMENT
STRUCTURE SIGN

LAKE SUBSTRATE

CENTER REQUIRE'S
3 TONS OF SANDSTONE

LAKE SUBSTRATE

MATERIALS:

EXCAVATOR
SKIDSTEER OR FRONTLOADER
GAS POWERED DRILL
SLEDGEHAMMER

MATERIALS AND SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT

R4 SANDSTONE (9"-18) - 3 TONS
HEMLOCK POSTS 6" X 8' - 4 TOTAL
HEMLOCK POSTS 4" X 8' - 12 TOTAL
ACQ POSTS 6" X 8' - 4 TOTAL
SPIKES 12" - 20 TOTAL

PFBC 4/01/08

PLAN VIEW

SECURED WITH NAILS

SECTION VIEW

LAKE SUBSTRATE

PROFILE VIEW

MBS 09

2' MINIMUM CLEARANCE

2'

CENTRAL HUMP REQUIRE'S

3 TONS OF SANDSTONE

PENNSYLVANIA ROCK STAR STRUCTURE

STANDARD DRAWING

OUTSIDE HUMPS REQUIRE

2 TONS OF SANDSTONE

PFBC HABITAT
ENHANCEMENT
STRUCTURE SIGN

HEMLOCK BOARDS

NORMAL
WATER LEVEL

LAKE SUBSTRATE

NOTES
NOTES:
LUMBER MUST BE TRUE DIMENSIONAL
LUMBER MUST BE GREEN (FRESH CUT)
YELLOW POPLAR MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR HEMLOCK

MATERIALS AND SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT

MATERIALS:
R4 SANDSTONE (6"-12") - 13 TONS
ROUGH CUT HEMLOCK LUMBER 2" X 6" X 10' - 7 TOTAL
16D COMMON NAILS - 20 TOTAL

NOT TO SCALE
ALL SIZES ARE APPROXIMATE
FIT IN FIELD

LIMESTONE CAN BE SUBSTITUTE FOR SANDSTONE

SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT:
EXCAVATOR
SKIDSTEER OR FRONTLOADER
NAILGUN OR CLAW HAMMER

PFBC 04/01/06

8'

PENNSYLVANIA POST CLUSTER STRUCTURE

STANDARD DRAWING
PLAN VIEW
DRAWING DEPICTS POSTS
EMERGING FROM THE
LAKES SURFACE

POST CLUSTER ARE

TYPICALLY PLACED
IN THE SHAPES OF
V, Y, O, AND X'S.

NOTES
NOTES:
POSTS ARE POUNDED INTO A DRY LAKE BOTTOM
POSTS ARE PLACED USING A EXCAVATOR
25 ACQ POST EQUAL 1 POST CLUSTER
SOME SUBSTRATES MAY NEED TO BE AUGERED
NOT TO SCALE
ALL SIZES ARE APPROXIMATE
FIT IN FIELD

6" ACQ POST

PFBC HABITAT
ENHANCEMENT
STRUCTURE SIGN

NORMAL
WATER LEVEL

PROFILE AND SECTION VIEW

LAKE SUBSTRATE

MATERIALS AND SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT

MATERIALS:
ACQ POST 6" X 8' - 1 PIECE
SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT:
EXCAVATOR
SKIDSTEER WITH FORKS
CHAINSAW
OPTIONAL: AUGER BIT FOR THE SKIDSTEER

PFBC 3/26/02

1'

4'

3'

MBS 09

NORMAL
WATER LEVEL

SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT:
EXCAVATOR
SKIDSTEER WITH FORKS
CHAINSAW
OPTIONAL: AUGER BIT FOR THE SKIDSTEER

NOT TO SCALE
ALL SIZES ARE APPROXIMATE
FIT IN FIELD

48"

NOTES:
POST STUMPS ARE POUNDED INTO A DRY LAKE BOTTOM
POST STUMPS ARE PLACED USING A EXCAVATOR
A POST STUMP IS TYPICALLY 1 POST CUT IN HALF
A WHOLE POST CAN BE USED IN DEEP WATER DEPTHS
25 ACQ POST EQUAL 1 POST STUMP CLUSTER
SOME SUBSTRATES MAY NEED TO BE AUGERED

MATERIALS:
ACQ POST 6" X 8' - 1 PIECE

MATERIALS AND NOTES

LAKE SUBSTRATE

4' MINIMUM DEPTH

PROFILE VIEW

PENNSYLVANIA POST STUMP STRUCTURE

STANDARD DRAWING

75 DEGREE ANGLE

NORMAL
WATER LEVEL

SECTION VIEW

24"

LAKE SUBSTRATE

PLAN VIEW

6" ACQ POST

2' MINIMUM CLEARANCE

PFBC 03/17/08

MBS 09

1/2" AIR RELEASE HOLES

TOWARDS ENTRANCE
HOLE

9"

MATERIALS AND NOTES

CONCRETE PATIO BLOCKS

SECTION VIEW

PLAN VIEW

32"

13"

PENNSYLVANIA CHANNEL CATFISH SPAWNING BOX

STANDARD DRAWING

11"

CONCRETE PATIO BLOCKS

PROFILE VIEW
1/2" AIR RELEASE HOLES

9"

SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT:
ELECTRIC DRILL, SABER SAW, CIRCULAR SAW
7/16" SOCKET AND RATCHET, CLAW HAMMER
MASONARY BIT 5/16", WOOD BIT 1/2"

MBS 09

NOTES:
LUMBER MUST BE TRUE DIMENSIONAL
LUMBER MUST BE GREEN (FRESH CUT)
YELLOW POPLAR MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR HEMLOCK
BOX SHOULD BE PLACED IN 3' - 5' OF WATER
CAN BE PLACED BY EXCAVATING A HOLE OR BY BOAT
NOT TO SCALE
ALL SIZES ARE APPROXIMATE
FIT IN FIELD

COMMON NAILS (10D) -32 NAILS OR 1/8 LBS

CARRIAGE BOLTS- 1/4" X 3"- 4 EACH
CARRIAGE NUTS- 4 EACH
CARRIAGE WASHERS- 4 EACH

MATERIALS:
ROUGH CUT HEMLOCK LUMBER 1" X 9" X 8' - 2.5 PIECES
CONCRETE PATIO BLOCK 16" X 16" X 2" - 2 PIECES

2 - 16" x 16" x 2" CONCRETE PATIO BLOCKS ARE

ATTACHED TO THE BOX BY 1/4" CARRIAGE BOLTS, NUTS, AND WASHERS

18"

ENTRANCE HOLE

6"

PFBC 10/22/99

8' MINIMUM

PENNSYLVANIA ROOT WAD HUMP

STANDARD DRAWING

NOTES
ROOT WADS WIL BE ENTRENCHED INTO THE SUBSTRATE
REMEMBER TO CALL THE PA DIG HOTLINE

4' MINIMUM

MATERIALS AND SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT

MATERIALS:
ROOT WADS (10"-16" AT BASE) WITH 15' TRUNK-10 PIECES
R-8 SIZED STONE-12 TON
SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT:
EXCAVATOR WITH THUMB
FRONT LOADER

PFBC 11/20/13

MBS 13