there is a daily sediment load of in the south branch newport creek watershed. per day comes from hay or pastures. per day comes from forests, per day comes from stream banks, per day comes from land classified by the pennsylvania department of environmental protection as "transition", and per day comes from coal mines. of sediment per day comes from land classified by the pennsylvania department of environmental protection as "low-intensity development", per day comes from land classified by the pennsylvania department of environmental protection as "high-intensity development", and comes from croplands. of sediment from wetlands flows into south branch newport creek each day.