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Oaks Creek, Unadilla River, Chenango River, Chemung River, West Branch, Juniata River 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, in the Mid-Atlantic States of the United States, has a collection of dams. These dams are used for power generation, flood control, navigation and recreation. The first dams at Sunbury, Pennsylvania were to support year round ferry crossings. The dams slow water, trapping silt and pollutants.
Colemanville Covered Bridge over the Pequea Creek. Pequea Creek (/ ˈ p ɛ k w eɪ / PECK-way; Pennsylvania German: Beckweh Grick) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River that runs for 49.2 miles (79.2 km) [1] from the eastern border of Lancaster County and Chester County, Pennsylvania to the village of Pequea, about 5 miles (8 km) above the hydroelectric dam at Holtwood along the Susquehanna ...
Tunkhannock Creek looking downstream near Nicholson The Tunkhannock Viaduct crossing over the creek near Nicholson, Pennsylvania. Tunkhannock Creek is a 42.3-mile-long (68.1 km) [1] tributary of the Susquehanna River in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Fishing Creek is an 11.5-mile-long (18.5 km) [1] tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. [2]Fishing Creek flows west through West Hanover and Middle Paxton townships [3] and joins the Susquehanna River at the unincorporated community of Fort Hunter.
Swatara Creek (nicknamed the Swatty) is a 72-mile-long (116 km) [1] tributary of the Susquehanna River in east-central Pennsylvania in the United States.It rises in the Appalachian Mountains in central Schuylkill County and passes through northwest Lebanon County before draining into the Susquehanna at Middletown in Dauphin County.
Slab Cabin Run is an 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km) [1] tributary of Spring Creek in Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. [2]Slab Cabin Run joins Spring Creek at Houserville.
Paxton Creek is a 13.9-mile-long (22.4 km) [3] tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Paxton Creek flowing under U.S. Route 22 in Wildwood Park. The Paxton Creek watershed covers an area of 27.4 square miles (71 km 2) and joins the Susquehanna River at South Harrisburg, Harrisburg. [4]