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The Susquehanna River forms from two main branches: the North Branch, which rises in Cooperstown, New York, and is regarded by federal mapmakers as the main branch or headwaters, [11] and the West Branch, which rises in western Pennsylvania and joins the main branch near Northumberland in central Pennsylvania.
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.
Susquehanna River – 464 miles (747 km) Allegheny River – 325 miles (523 km) Delaware River – 301 miles (484 km) West Branch Susquehanna River – 243 miles (391 km) Genesee River – 157 miles (253 km) Schuylkill River – 135 miles (217 km) Youghiogheny River – 134 miles (216 km) Monongahela River – 130 miles (210 km)
The West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the two principal branches, along with the North Branch, of the Susquehanna River in the Northeastern United States.The North Branch, which rises in upstate New York, is generally regarded as the extension of the main branch, [4] with the shorter West Branch being its principal tributary.
Geographic index Branch Place State 201: West: Elmora: Pennsylvania 202: West: Northern Cambria: Pennsylvania 203: West: Cherry Tree: Pennsylvania 204: West: Burnside
The Chemung River (/ ʃ ə ˈ m ʌ ŋ / shə-MUNG) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 46.4 miles (74.7 km) long, [4] in south central New York and northern Pennsylvania in the United States. It drains a mountainous region of the northern Allegheny Plateau in the Southern Tier of New York. The valley of the river has long ...
The Williamsport Dam, officially known as the Hepburn Street Dam, is a low-head dam on the West Branch Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It broke ground in 1984 and was finished in the spring of 1986. It was built for recreation, such as boating, watersports and fishing. It has been described as a "killer dam" and a "drowning ...
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Michigan. Major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).