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The Susquehanna River is one of the oldest existing rivers in the world, being dated as 320–340 Myr, older than the mountain ridges through which it flows. [citation needed] These ridges resulted from the Alleghenian orogeny uplift events, when Africa (as part of Gondwana) slammed into the Northern part of Euramerica.
The Juniata River (/ ˌ dʒ uː n i ˈ æ t ə /) [1] is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 104 miles (167 km) long, [2] in central Pennsylvania.The river is considered scenic along much of its route, having a broad and shallow course passing through several mountain ridges and steeply lined water gaps.
The Delaware River in Philadelphia The Susquehanna River near Sunbury This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . By drainage basin
Harrisburg's site along the Susquehanna River is thought to have been inhabited by Native Americans as early as 3000 BC. Known to the Native Americans as "Peixtin", or "Paxtang", the area was an important resting place and crossroads for Native American traders with trails leading from the Delaware to the Ohio rivers and from the Potomac to the Upper Susquehanna intersecting there.
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]
The stream flows in a westerly direction, eventually joining the Susquehanna River in southern Harrisburg. The tributary Slotznick Run enters Spring Creek at Progress. [3] Spring Creek parallels the 2-mile stretch of the Cameron Parkway section of the Capital Area Greenbelt in South Harrisburg and the Paxtang Parkway in Paxtang. [4]
This is a list of cities and towns along the Susquehanna River and its branches in the United States, in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. These communities and their surroundings are collectively referred to as the Susquehanna Valley .
Along most of its course it meanders past mountain ridges and through water gaps, forming a large zigzag arc through central Pennsylvania around the north end of the Allegheny Mountains. In colonial times, the river valley provided an important route to the Ohio River valley. In the 19th century, its lower valley became a significant industrial ...