Spring Creek is a 25.2adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] tributary of Bald Eagle Creek in Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States.[2]
Formed by springs near the base of Tussey Mountain, Spring Creek flows through Nittany Valley past State College.[3] It then flows through Spring Creek Canyon and through the town of Bellefonte, before eventually passing through a water gap in Bald Eagle Mountain. The stream joins Bald Eagle Creek in the town of Milesburg.
Spring Creek is a popular outdoor recreation destination, mainly for kayaking, hiking, and fly fishing.[4] [5] [6] Through Spring Creek Canyon, the stream is largely paralleled by the Spring Creek Canyon Trail, offering public access to recreationalists.
Spring Creek is renowned as a popular fly fishing destination in the Northeast.[7] [8] The stream is well-known for Fisherman's Paradise, a 1.12 mile section owned and managed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[9] The majority of Spring Creek is managed under Catch and Release, All-Tackle fishing regulations, however Fisherman's Paradise is specially managed under Catch and Release, Fly Fishing Only regulations.[10]
Benner Spring State Fish Hatchery, a 40 acre trout hatchery operated by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, is situated on Spring Creek. The stream, as well as nearby Benner Spring, provide water to the facility.[11]
Spring Creek is the site of a kayak and canoe slalom training center, located in Bellefonte.[12] Additionally, a class I whitewater run of roughly 2 miles exists from Bellefonte to the stream's mouth in Milesburg.[13]