Jacobs Creek

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  Location:	From Acme Dam to the Yough RiverPA
  Profile Manager:	Acme Dam Fishing & Bill Lessman
  Coordinates:	40.1372, -79.5096
  Public/Private:	Public
  Description:	Jacobs Creek starts at the headwaters of the Acme Dam and winds down through Chestnut Ridge as a flowing rocky mountain stream to the Mt Joy wetlands, Jacob's Creek Wetlands and Environmental Education Area where it slows to crawl till she eases out into the Upper Bridgeport Dam. Jacob's Creek then reforms at the exit end of the dams Spillway where she continues on her long journey to join with the Yough River Mt Joy wetlands, Jacob's Creek Wetlands and Environmental Education Area: Located in southern Westmoreland County south of Rt31 between Mount Pleasant & Laurelville. Turn south off Rt31 near an area called Mt Joy, onto White Bridge Rd (SR2005) 1.5 mile east of downtown Mt Pleasant, pass the former Lenox Crystal plant. In less than a mile you'll cross a bridge, entering into Fayette County (SR1013). Park on the left after the bridge, or make the next right just after the bridge, onto a seasonally maintained road, the former Meadowbrook Rd, that leads to another parking lot (less than 1/2 mile) at the Jacob's Creek Environmental Education Area. Look for Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Kingbird, Green-backed Heron, Warbling Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper during summer breeding, and the possibility of Prothonotary Warbler. The wetlands are the headwaters of Bridgeport Dam County Park where Brush Run & Jacob's Creek converge. Follow the path from the parking lot. In the spring & fall check for migrating waterfowl & shorebirds. Cattail marsh along Brush Run by Rt31 has potential for rails & bitterns, at least in migration. Swamp Sparrows can be present during summer breeding, though hard to hear singing through the traffic noise of Rt31. See Bridgeport Dam.
  Community Rating:	Community Rating: 1 2 3 4 5

  Amenities Details:

  Amenities	Yes
  Bait
  Boat Cleaning Stations
  Boat Ramp
  Boat Rental
  Camping
  Diesel Fuel
  Electricity
  Fish Cleaning Stations
  Fishing Pier
  Food/Beverages
  Gasoline
  Groceries
  Marina
  Moorings
  Night Illumination
  NOAA Clean Marina
  Parking Lot

  Amenities	Yes
  Picnic Area
  Propane
  Public Docking
  Pumpout
  Restroom/Head
  RV Parking
  Sell Fishing License
  Showers
  Slips
  State Record Weight Stations
  Swimming
  Tackle Rental
  Trans Dockage
  Transient Slips
  VHF Channel
  Wheelchair Accessible

  • Bass, Largemouth
  • Bass, Smallmouth
  • Bluegill / Bream
  • Bullhead, Black
  • Carp, Common
  • Catfish, Channel
  • Crappie, Black
  • Muskellunge
  • Perch, Yellow
  • Pike, Northern
  • Pumpkinseed Sunfish
  • Sunfish, Green
  • Sunfish, Redbreast
  • Sunfish, Redear
  • Trout, Rainbow
  • Walleye
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