Quassaick Creek Watershed Management Plan Advisory Committee Meeting #3 July 20 th, 2012
Assessment Report
Subwatershed Delineation Characterizes watershed based on Hydrology/Topography (primary) Land use (secondary) See Map 1
1. Lower Quassaick 2. Washington lake 3. Patton Brook 4. Bushfield Creek/ Middle Quassaick 5. Orange Lake 6. Chadwick Lake 7. Gidneytown Creek 8. Upper Silver Stream
Assessment of Waterbodies and Watershed Resources Overview Geologic Resources Water Resources Living Resources T&ES/Significant Natural Communities Pollutant & Nutrient Loading Land Use and Land Cover Community Profile Public Access
Watershed Overview Total Area: 56 Square miles Stream miles: 111.4 miles Subwatersheds: 8 subwatersheds Subwatershed Area in Acres Bushfield Creek/Middle Quassaick Subwatershed 4,518 Chadwick Lake Subwatershed 9,084 Gidneytown Creek Subwatershed 6,299 Orange Lake Subwatershed 7,793 Patton Brook Subwatershed 1,686 Lower Quassaick Subwatershed 2,609 Washington Lake Subwatershed 645 Upper Silver Stream Subwatershed* 2,990 Grand Total 35,624
Brown s Pond Lake Washington
Lake Washington
Water Resources Streams: 111.4 miles >1,000 lakes (10 biggest >1,000 acres) Wetlands (NWI) Subwatershed Bushfield Creek/ Middle Quassaick Estuarine and Marine Deepwater Freshwater Emergent Wetland Freshwater Forested/ Shrub Wetland Freshwater Pond Lake Riverine Other 45.0 119.1 22.3 0.1 0.6 Chadwick Lake 117.2 1,144.6 105.0 210.5 1.6 Gidneytown Creek 22.2 375.6 33.7 43.0 6.6 Lower Quassaick 1.2 10.6 16.8 41.7 Orange Lake 98.1 1,759.4 32.9 410.0 Patton Brook 8.2 33.4 10.7 0.8 Upper Silver Stream 9.7 37.5 17.4 179.5 Washington Lake 7.8 0.8 22.5 157.3 Grand Total (acres) 1.2 318.7 3,487.3 286.3 1,000.4 8.8 0.8
Water Resources Floodplains (Map 4) Discuss Ulster County
Water Quality Priority Waterbodies List/303d List Waterbody Segment Category Causes Sources Quassaick Creek, Lower, and minor tribs (1301 0079) Orange Lake (1301 0008) Chadwick Lake (1301 0190) Minor Impacts Impaired Segment No Known Impact Nutrients, Unknown Combined Sewer Overflow, Urban/Storm Toxicity Runoff Nutrients Habitat Modification, On Site/ Septic Systems, Urban/ Storm Runoff Orange Lake added to 303d List in 2010 1995: Sewer lines installed in 85% homes Catch basins constructed Monitor/manage geese Triploid carp stocked in 2010 (control Eurasian milfoil) TMDL not developed
Water Quality Biomonitoring (Map 5) Site Stream Location BAP Score 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 4600_001 Quassaick Above South Plank Road bridge 4.80 6.72 5.33 4600_002/ Quassaick City of Newburgh, 4800_0013 below American Felt 5.10 4.40 4.21 4.73 4.02 & Filter Co. 4600_004 Quassaick Below Power Mill Road Bridge 6.30 4600_005 Quassaick Above Mill Street Bridge 7.30 4600_006 Quassaick 100m below Route 17K bridge 6.70 4600_007 Gidneytown 100m off Route 32 9.20 New 2012 sampling (2 NYSDEC, 5 QCWA, 5 Professionally sampled)
Rare Species/ Signficant Natural Communities See Map 7 Significant Communities Hemlock Northern Hardwood Forest (Chadwick) Red Maple Hardwood Swamp (Orange)
Rare Species/ Signficant Natural Communities Rare Species Common Name Fauna Bald eagle State Status Indiana bat E E Bog turtle E T T Federal Status Delisted; MBTA Habitat Description Migratory and nesting near large bodies of water, generally away from people Winter (Ulster only): Cave hibernacula; Summer: trees with exfoliating bark near canopy gaps Open canopy wet meadows, sedge meadows, and calcareous fens Subwatersheds with Habitat Orange Lake, Chadwick Lake, Upper Silver Stream All have potential summer roosting habitat Limited, if any Upland sandpiper T MBTA Breeding; obligate grassland species Orange Lake, Upper Silver Stream, Patton Brook Shortnose sturgeon E E Spawning N/A Hudson River Atlantic sturgeon N/L E Spawning N/A Hudson River Blueback herring N/L T(c) Migratory/ spawning Lower Quassaick Alewife N/L T(c) Migratory/ spawning Lower Quassaick Flora Woodland agrimony T N/L Rich mesic forests Gidneytown & others Small whorled pogonia N/L T Moist woods Historic record; most likely extirpated from region
Barriers/Impediments State ID Subwatershed Name of Barrier/Structure Waterbody Impounded 194 0554 Unnamed Quassaick Creek 194 0556 Carney Pond Dam Quassaick Creek 194 0570 Harrison Pond Dam Quassaick Creek 194 0944 Newburgh Pond #1 Dam Quassaick Creek Bushfield Creek/ 194 1073 Newburgh Pond #2 Dam Quassaick Creek Middle Quassaick 194 1074 Newburgh Pond #3 Dam Quassaick Creek 194 1075 Orange Lake Dams Quassaick Creek 194 3133 Town Hall Park Dam Quassaick Creek 194 5291 Winona Lake Dam Quassaick Creek Chadwick Lake 194 0583 Chadwick Lake Dam Quassaick Creek 194 0600 Groom Mill Pond Dam Quassaick Creek 194 0544 Brookside Pond Dam Quassaick Creek 194 0545 Crystal Lake Dam Quassaick Creek Tributary Lower Quassaick 194 0547 Harrison Dam Quassaick Creek 195 0535A Holden Dam Quassaick Creek 195 0535B McDole Mill Pond Dam Quassaick Creek 195 0535F Strooks Felt Mill Dam Quassaick Creek Upper Silver Stream 195 0531 Silver Stream Reservoir Dam Silver Stream 195 0536 Lockwood Basin Dam Silver Stream Washington Lake 195 2525 Newburgh Dam Silver Stream 195 5705 Washington Lake Dam Silver Stream
Pollutant Loading Analysis Methods 1. Watershed Treatment Model Spreadsheet 2. Phosphorus 3. Subwatershed Grouping 4. Land uses categorized
Residential = 48% Roadways significant Commercial = 36% in Combined Potential next steps: Refine WTM? Regulate P runoff in residential areas?
Public Access See Map 10 Waterbody Site Name Location Type of Public Access Chadwick Lake (fed by Chadwick Lake Town of Newburgh boating, fishing, ice skating, hiking, Quassaick Creek) biking, X skiing, picnicking fed by City of Newburgh Reservoir Masterston Pond Town of New Windsor previously fishing by arrangement for senior citizens and fishing derbys Muchattoes Lake Unnamed City of Newburgh fishing* Quasssaick Creek Cronomer Hill Park Town of Newburgh hiking, biking, picnicking, sport fields, playground Bushfield Creek Algonquin Park Town of Newburgh picnicking, sport fields, playground Little Falls Pond Little Falls Park Little Falls Park fishing*, dog walking Harrison s Pond Unnamed City of Newburgh fishing* Quassaick Creek Schleiermacher City of Newburgh stream access Park Crystal Lake Unnamed City of Newburgh fishing* Miller's Pond Unnamed City of Newburgh fishing* Brown's Pond, source of Silver Stream Unnamed Town of New Windsor previously fishing by permit * informal access for fishing
Additional Information To Be Incorporated Photos/Call-outs Eel/herring monitoring Trees for Tribs A project that you work on! 2012 Biomonitoring 2012 Stormwater BMP Data Ulster County (floodplains?, water treatment, public access )
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