Captina Creek: October 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011

Public Meeting Announcement

Captina Creek Watershed will be hosting a public meeting Oct. 27th, 2011 at the OOYO Powhatan store located at 162 First St, Powhatan Point, Ohio from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. The agenda will focus on the future conservation needs for Captina Creek Watershed, public concerns, issues and ideas for the future of Captina Creek Watershed and stakeholder and public involvement in the writing and project implementation side to the watershed management plan.

It is a potluck so bring some goodies ! Hope to see you there !!

Friday, October 14, 2011

Anderson Run

Anderson Run is located in the central portion of Captina Watershed and is 5.4 miles in length. This beautiful little tributary is ephemeral meaning in drier years it has pools of water and in many cases completely dries up. Problems exist with heavy ATV traffic yet the tributary remains very beautiful with a complete forest canopy which is important to reduce large fluctuations of temperature in the stream.
Aquatic insects found in the tributary include stoneflies, mayflies and many other important aquatic insects. Just pick up a rock in the stream, turn it over and look for these wonderful critters !!
Look for the next tributary Bend Fork in a couple of weeks !!!

About Captina Creek

The Captina Creek Watershed is located in eastern Ohio on the eastern slope of the Flushing Drainage Divide. The watershed drains the southern third of Belmont and extreme northern areas of Monroe Counties with the mouth of the creek located on the Ohio River at Powhatan Point. Captina Creek is fed by six different subwatersheds that carve meandering paths through the rugged foothills of the Appalachian Plateau. The creek is home to a wealth of biodiversity and has been deemed by the OEPA as an exceptional warmwater habitat based on several key parameters.