Buffalo Creek Watershed, Washington County, PA portion, spans over eleven municipalities in Washington County, PA.

They are; Claysville and West Middletown boroughs, and Blaine, Buffalo, Canton, Donegal, East
Finley, Hopewell, Independence and West Finley Townships. There are no longwall mining complexes beneath the Buffalo Creek Watershed, Washington County, PA portion. None of the 267 stream miles are listed as non
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attaining due to mining related activities. Buffalo Creek flows west into West Virginia where it flows into the Ohio River. The PA portion is approximately 114 square miles / 72,960 acres. At the center of the PA portion of
Buffalo Creek Watershed is PA State Game Lands #232. A small amount of PA Game Lands #245 is in the south central portion of the watershed. Interstate 70 extends eastwest in the southern portion of the watershed.
Notice: The longwall panel coal mine data locations are approximate and were compiled by the PA DEP. Not for use in engineering or design. Please see, Information about the PA DEP longwall panel mining data for more information.
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Buffalo Creek Watershed (Wa. Co. only) 114 sq. miles
Stream miles in watershed 267 miles
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Active coal mining operations 3
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North American Datum 1983
Data Sources:
Abandoned Mine Lands PA DEP, 2010 Aerial Photography PA DEP, 2010 Active Mining Operations PA DEP, 2010 Coal Pillar Locations PA DEP, 2010 Environmental Justice Areas PA DEP, 2009 Industrial Mineral Mining Operations PA DEP, 2010 Longwall Mining Panels PA DEP, 2010
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Political Boundaries US Census, 2009 Roads ESRI, 2009 Streams (nonattaining) PA DEP, 2010 Streams, ponds, lakes USGS (NHD), 2006 / USFWS (NWI), 1997 Water Resources / Mineral Mining Use PA DEP, 2010 Watershed Boundaries / Stormwater Units PA DEP, 2002
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