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The name of the creek comes from the Lenape, meaning "at the rapids", [3] although the rapids are not on Conewago Creek. [4] Instead, the rapids are the Conewago Falls beyond the creek's mouth in the Susquehanna River, which also give their name to the other Conewago Creek, whose mouth is on the east bank of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin and Lancaster counties, only 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north ...
Removal of this dam allowed fish migration from the Allegheny River throughout the upper reaches of the Conewango Creek drainage basin. [5] From August 25 through September 4, 2014, saw the demolition of two Civil War-era remnant dams on the Conewango Creek in North Warren, Pennsylvania. One dam was a partially breached low head dam similar to ...
The Conewago Creek watershed has a total area of 52.5 square miles (136 km 2) and is part of the larger Chesapeake Bay drainage basin via the Susquehanna River. 53% of the watershed by area is given to agriculture. 15.8 miles (25.4 km) of Conewago Creek downstream of its confluence with Little Conewago Creek are impaired, that is they are "too ...
Point Pleasant Fishing Access Wildlife Management Area: Ocean County: 6.60 acres (2.67 ha) Pork Island Wildlife Management Area: Atlantic County: 867.20 acres (350.94 ha) Port Republic Wildlife Management Area: Atlantic County: 1,470.91 acres (595.26 ha) Prospertown Lake Wildlife Management Area: Ocean County: 858.40 acres (347.38 ha)
Conewago Township was named from Conewago Creek, which forms its southern boundary. [4] The name is an Indian word (either Delaware or Iroquois) meaning "at the place of rapids" (Conewaugha). Conewago Township was created in 1850 from parts of Derry and Londonderry townships.
In 1984, a fish capture feature was added at Conowingo and shad were trucked upstream above all three dams and released. This program ended in 1999. A fish lift was installed in 1991. All three dams completed installation of fish lifts in time for the 2000 season. During the 2000 migration season, 153,000 American shad passed through the ...
The fish are smaller than C.J., but so are the crowds. Don’t forget your Oregon license. The ice is off at Lake Cascade , and anglers are catching perch (and smallmouth) on crankbaits, jigs and ...
The Conewago Mountains played a role in the early colonization and settling of the region, with settlers north of the mountains being predominantly Scotch-Irish and those south of the range being mostly Germans from the Palatinate region. The mountains provided a source of timber and firewood, and small iron foundries dotted the valley below to ...