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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.
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.
Susquehanna River: 464: 747: 38,200 [1] 1,080 m 3 /s ... Ohio River: 44 Apalachicola River: 50: 80: ... List of longest rivers in the United States by state; List of ...
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 ...
Geographic index Branch Place State 1: North: Cooperstown: New York 2: North: Milford (town) New York 3: North: Oneonta: New York 4: North: Otego (town) New York 5: North
Fishing in the Boiling Springs Lake tributary to the Yellow Breeches Creek in Boiling Springs Covered bridge over the Creek at Messiah University. Yellow Breeches Creek, [1] also known as Callapatscink Creek, Callapatschink Creek (Lenape for "where it returns") or Shawnee Creek [2] is a 56.1-mile-long (90.3 km) [3] tributary of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania, USA.
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.