Kettle Creek State Park

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category_local = Pennsylvania State Park
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image_caption = Kettle Creek Lake vista at Kettle Creek State Park
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etymology = Kettle Creek
country = United States
state = Pennsylvania
region_type = County
region = Clinton
district_type = Township
district = Leidy
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url=Gnis3|1196514
title=Kettle Creek State Park
date = August 30 1990
work=Geographic Names Information System
publisher=United States Geological Survey
accessdate=2008-03-25]
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map_caption = Location of Kettle Creek State Park in Pennsylvania
map_locator = Pennsylvania
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website = [http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/kettlecreek.aspx Kettle Creek State Park]

Kettle Creek State Park is a convert|1793|acre|km2|2|adj=on Pennsylvania state park in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is in a valley and is surrounded by mountains and wilderness. It features the Alvin R. Bush Dam built in 1961 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a flood control measure in the West Branch Susquehanna River basin. Many of the recreational facilities at the park were built during the Great Depression by the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Kettle Creek State Park is seven miles (10 km) north of Westport and Pennsylvania Route 120. It is largely surrounded by Sproul State Forest.

Kettle Creek Reservoir

Alvin R. Bush Dam on Kettle Creek is an earth and rockfill, flood control dam. It stands at a maximum height of convert|165|ft|0 above the stream bed and is convert|1350|ft|0 across. The reservoir has a capacity of 75,000 acre feet (93,000,000 m³) at the spillway crest. It covers convert|167|acre|km2|2 and is convert|2.2|mi|1 long. Alvin R. Bush Dam controls about convert|226|sqmi|km2|2 (92%) of the Kettle Creek drainage basin.cite web
url = http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/recreation/bush.htm
title = Alvin R. Bush Dam, Pennsylvania
accessdate = 2007-02-10
publisher = United States Army Corps of Engineers]

Kettle Creek Reservoir is open to some recreational boating, fishing and ice fishing. Gas powered motors are prohibited on the reservoir. Motorized boats must be powered by electric motors only. Sailboats, rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats are permitted on the waters of the lake. All boats must be properly registered with any state. The swimming area at the lake is on the northern end of the reservoir. Swim at your own risk. Lifeguards are not provided.cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/kettlecreek.aspx
title = Kettle Creek State Park
accessdate = 2006-11-26
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]

Fishing and hunting

Kettle Creek Reservoir is a convert|167|acre|km2|2 and serves as a fishery for trout, bass, bullhead, sucker, and panfish. Kettle Creek and it tributaries are excellent cold water fisheries. The fishing quality in the areas down stream of the dam has been damaged by pollution from acid mine drainage.

Most of Kettle Creek State Park is open to hunting. Hunters are expected to follow the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The common game species are black bears, squirrels, ruffed grouse, white-tailed deer, and turkeys. The hunting of groundhogs is prohibited.

Trails

The trails of Kettle Creek State Park are open to hiking, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, and mountain biking. There is a convert|22|mi|0 trail for horseback riding which begins and ends in the park and loops through Sproul State Forest. The mountain trail also loops through Sproul State Forest. It is convert|5|mi|0 long and, like the horse trail, begins and ends in the park. Kettle Creek State Park is a trail head for the convert|53|mi|0 Donut Hole Trail. There are several other short trails within the boundaries of the park.

Camping and picnicking

There are two campgrounds at Kettle Creek State Park. Both lack water spigots and flush toilets. The Lower Campground has 44 sites with 38 electric hook-ups. The Upper Campground was 27 sites with 12 electric hook-ups.

The picnic area has over 200 picnic tables with charcoal grills and water spigots. Some picnic tables are sunny and some are shaded. The picnic area includes a softball field and volleyball court. A playground is also located near the picnic area.

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within convert|30|mi|0 of Kettle Creek State Park: [cite web
url = http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/region_wilds.aspx
title = Map reference for Kettle Creek State Park
accessdate = 2006-11-26
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources] [cite map |scale = 1:65,000| publisher= Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division | url= ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/clinton_GHSN.PDF | title= 2007 General Highway Map Clinton County Pennsylvania | accessdate= 2007-07-27 "Note: shows Kettle Creek State Park"] cite web
last = Michels
first = Chris
year = 1997
url = http://www2.nau.edu/~cvm/latlongdist.html
title = Latitude/Longitude Distance Calculation
publisher = Northern Arizona University
accessdate = 2008-04-23]
*Bald Eagle State Park (Centre County)
*Bucktail State Park Natural Area (Cameron and Clinton Counties)
*Denton Hill State Park (Potter County)
*Hyner Run State Park (Clinton County)
*Hyner View State Park (Clinton County)
*Little Pine State Park (Lycoming County)
*Lyman Run State Park (Potter County)
*Ole Bull State Park (Potter County)
*Patterson State Park (Potter County)
*Prouty Place State Park (Potter County)
*Sinnemahoning State Park (Cameron and Potter Counties)
*Sizerville State Park (Cameron and Potter Counties)
*Upper Pine Bottom State Park (Lycoming County)

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