General Photos

This photo shows Canada Hollow, a small stream that flows into Reservoir Hollow. This streams is spring fed from springs located further up the mountain.

This photo is located in Cleversburg. It shows how the stream was channeled to deal with residential growth.

This view can give you some idea on the relief present in the watershed. There is a sinkhole located on the right in this picture. This photo was taken in near Cleversburg.

This view shows one of our students taking water samples on Reservoir Hollow.

In this view, we can see Reservoir Hollow, just upstream of where it travels through the Cleversburg Reservoir. As small reservoir located on Shippensburg Road at South Mountain.

This section of Burd Run is located behind the old Police Station in Shippensburg, along Route 174. This section of the stream is intermittent and is usually empty during summer.

This view is of a our student taking water samples of Burd Run at Shippensburg University. This section of the stream is located along Fogelsanger Road.

Our student this time is taking water samples from a Spring located the beginning of Thomson Creek. This spring is one of the major springs that provides Thomson Creek with water. An interesting side note to this spring is that during periods of high precipitation, the spring actually appears to flow out of the tree that is show in this picture.

This view shows a section of Thomson Creek as it flows through Michaux State Forest. This shot was taken from the bridge located on Thomson Hollow Road.

Here is another view, with our student, collecting a sample from the same location that was mentioned in the previous photo.

This is yet another view at the same spot of the previous two pictures.

This photo was taken at one of tributaries of Thomson Creek.

This is another view of the same tributary as was mentioned above.

Our student researchers must pass a rigorous test of physical prowess and endurance before they are allowed to collect samples within the watershed. In this view, we can see our student negating a make shift balance beam.

This view shows the section of Burd Run that flows through a township park along Britton Road and Fogelsanger Road. There are two wetlands located on this site. Shippensburg University is located in the background of the picture.