Roques Harbor Run

Rogues Harbor Run is a 177-acre watershed that flows into Chest Creek south of Westover Borough, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.   The headwaters begin in Chest Township, Clearfield County and Chest Township, Cambria County and the stream flows northwest to its confluence with Chest Creek.  Chest Creek is a tributary of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.  Rogues Harbor Run is Chapter 93 designated as an Exceptional Value Coldwater Fishery (EV), and due to its lack of roads in the watershed it is also classified as a Wilderness Trout Stream (WTS) by the PA Fish and Boat Commission.  In 1990, the stream was surveyed and declared unsuitable for mining. 

Unfortunately, Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD) affects Clearfield County to a great extent.  There are very few streams, especially in the southern part of the county, that are High Quality let alone Exceptional Value.  Therefore, Rogues Harbor Run is a resource that needs to be protected. 

There are various water quality concerns within the watershed.  First of all, Rogues Harbor Run is a water supply for Westover Borough, and should be protected as such.  Some other possible impacts on the watershed are sedimentation and other pollutants due to improper logging practices, pipelines and trails from All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).  Concern about the ATVs was increased with the opening of the Rock Run Recreation Area in 2007.  Lastly, of concern, would be the pipelines and gas wells. Damage caused by any of these could be very destructive to the watershed.

Goals and Objectives 

• Identify current and potential pollution sources within the watershed

• Collect and present baseline water quality and macro invertebrate data

• Identify possible threats to Westover water supply
• Identify concerns with Rock Run Recreation Area
• Work with the Chest Creek Watershed Alliance to help prevent future problems within the watershed

Contact:

Clearfield County Conservation District

(on behalf of the Moshannon Creek Watershed Association)

www.clfdccd.com

(814) 765-8130

Download the Rogues Harbor Run Conservation Plan