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The Susquehanna River flooded annually in the spring, and there were more damaging floods approximately once per decade. Thick forests surrounded a mixture of small waterfalls, rapids, and marshes. A wide, flat valley formed; the frequently wide river was a substantial barrier to crossing, both for Native Americans and for colonists.
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).
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.
A map of the Fishing Creek watershed. There are 17 named tributaries of the main stem of Fishing Creek, a 30-mile-long (50 km) stream in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States and a tributary of the Susquehanna River. The creek also has numerous sub-tributaries. [1] The creek's watershed has an area of 385 square miles (1,000 km 2).
Susquehanna River National Wildlife Refuge is located on a small island 3.79 acres (15,300 m 2) in size [1] located at the mouth of the Susquehanna River in Harford County, Maryland. It is a satellite refuge managed by Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. In the 1920s, the island was used as a fish hatchery to produce such species as shad.
Fishing Creek is a 29.98-mile (48.25 km) long tributary of the Susquehanna River in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. [3] It joins the Susquehanna River near the census-designated place of Rupert and the town of Bloomsburg. The watershed has an area of 385 square miles (1,000 km 2).
It flows generally east-southeast through Corning, Big Flats, Elmira, and Waverly. It crosses into northern Pennsylvania before joining the Susquehanna River approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of Sayre. The name of the river comes from a Lenape word meaning "at the horn" [5] composed of the root chemu 'horn' and the suffix -ng meaning 'at/on'.
C. Cabin Creek (Susquehanna River tributary) Cabin Run, Columbia County, Pennsylvania; Catawissa Creek; Cayuta Creek; Chapman Creek; Chemung River; Chenango River