Pennsylvania · Centre Co.

Spring Creek

Centre Co. · 24 mi · Class Riffles
Optimal: 60–250 CFS · USGS #01546500
130 avg
128CFS
2.56 ft gauge height
Optimal
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⚡Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
Avg flow: 130 cfsHist. median: 117 cfsUSGS #01546500
PA Class A Wild Trout · Catch-and-Release · No Harvest

A 24-mile limestone spring creek flowing through State College and Bellefonte — the highest-density wild brown trout fishery in Pennsylvania, with surveys showing over 4,000 trout per mile in some sections. Spring Creek is fishing-only catch-and-release for its entire length, with no stocking permitted. Cold, alkaline, weed-rich water keeps the river productive year-round and produces hatches of sulphurs, BWOs, and tricos that make for some of the most consistent dry fly fishing in the East.

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