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PA: Original low head navigation and canal feeder. Demolished 1904. Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam near Sunbury, Pennsylvania: 8 ft (2.4 m) 0: PA: Shamokin Dam power plant low head dam: 0: PA: Clarks Ferry Dam: 0: PA: Canal for the Wiconisco Canal around the site of Clarks Ferry Bridge. Demolished. Dock Street Dam: 6 ft (1.8 m) 0: PA: 1913: York ...
The Susquehanna River (/ ˌ s ʌ s k w ə ˈ h æ n ə / SUSS-kwə-HAN-ə; Lenape: Siskëwahane [7]) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland).
The Susquehanna River reached a record high of 42.6 feet (13.0 meters) in Wilkes-Barre. The river topped the 40.9-foot (12.5-meter) level in flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes in 1972. However, unlike 1972, the levee system in Wilkes-Barre and several other communities held. Those municipalities without a levee system witnessed severe flooding.
Wilkes-Barre Railroad Connecting Bridge (Black Diamond Bridge) Kingston and Wilkes-Barre 41°14′55″N 75°54′18″W / 41.24861°N 75.90500°W / 41.24861; -75
The Susquehanna River and Wilkes-Barre Downtown Wilkes-Barre at night The Stegmaier Federal Building Roth Residence Hall McClintock Hall, built in 1841 According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km 2 ), of which 6.8 square miles (18 km 2 ) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2 ), or 4.60%, is water.
Mill Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is 8.7 miles (14.0 km) long. [1] Its watershed is approximately 36 square miles in area. The creek flows through Plains Township, Bear Creek Township, and Wilkes-Barre.
Solomon Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.It is approximately 8.8 miles (14.2 km) long and flows through Fairview Township, Hanover Township, and Wilkes-Barre.
Wyoming Valley and the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County. Detached from the rest of Pennsylvania's anthracite fields, this canoe-shaped valley is also known as the Wyoming Valley and is home to the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The largest city in the Wyoming Valley is Scranton, with a population of 77,291.