Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River near Chesapeake Bay
Country	USA
States	Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York
Major cities	Harrisburg, PA, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Scranton, PA, Binghamton, NY
Length	444 mi (715 km)
Watershed	27,500 sq mi (71,225 km²)
Discharge at	Conowingo Dam, MD
- average	40,080 cu ft/s (1,135 m³/s)
- maximum	410,000 cu ft/s (11,610 m³/s)
- minimum	2,990 cu ft/s (85 m³/s)
Discharge elsewhere
- Danville, PA	29,000 cu ft/s (821 m³/s)
Source	Otsego Lake
- location	Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, USA
- coordinates	42°42′02″N 74°55′10″W / 42.70056, -74.91944
- elevation	1,180 ft (360 m)
Mouth	Chesapeake Bay
- location	Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, USA
- coordinates	39°32′35″N 76°04′32″W / 39.54306, -76.07556
- elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Major tributaries
- right	West Branch, Juniata River
The Susquehanna watershed

The Susquehanna River (originally "Sasquesahanough" per the 1612 John Smith map) is a river located in the northeastern United States. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest Estuary in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America Wilkes-Barre (ˈwɪlksbɛrə or /-bɛri/ is the central city of the Wyoming Valley and County seat of Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania Binghamton, known as The Parlor City is a City located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The Conowingo Dam (also Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant, Conowingo Hydroelectric Station) is a large Hydroelectric Dam in the Lower Susquehanna The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. 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The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the County seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units Otsego Lake is a small Lake located in Otsego County New York in the USA and is the source of the Susquehanna River. Otsego County is a County located in the US state of New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Chesapeake Bay is the largest Estuary in the United States. Havre de Grace ( HDG) is a city in Harford County Maryland, United States. Harford County is a County in the US state of Maryland. In 2004 its Population was estimated to be 233340 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 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 Juniata River is a Tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 90 miles (145 km long in central Pennsylvania in the United States Captain Sir John Smith (c January 1580– June 21 1631) Admiral of New England was an English Soldier, Sailor "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The United States of America —commonly referred to as the At approximately 444 mi (715 km) long, it is the longest river on the American east coast and the 16th longest in the United States. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard" refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern The Susquehanna forms from two main branches, with the North Branch, which rises in upstate New York often regarded as an extension of the main branch. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The shorter West Branch, which rises in western Pennsylvania, is sometimes regarded as the principal tributary, joining the North Branch near Northumberland in central Pennsylvania. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Northumberland is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The river drains 27,500 square miles (71,225 km²), covering nearly half of the land area of Pennsylvania and portions of New York and Maryland. The drainage basin includes portions of the Allegheny Plateau region of the Appalachian Mountains, cutting through water gaps in the lateral mountain ridges in a broad zigzag course to flow across the rural heartland of southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland. The Allegheny Plateau is a large Dissected plateau area in western and central New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. A water gap is an opening or notch which flowing water has carved through a Mountain range A zigzag is a Pattern made up of small corners at variable angles though constant within the zigzag tracing a path between two Parallel lines; it can be described The river empties into the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay, the ria of the Susquehanna, providing half of the freshwater inflow for the entire Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest Estuary in the United States. A ria is a Landform, often referred to as a drowned river valley.

Description

Rising as the outlet of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, New York, the north branch of the river runs west-southwest through dairy country, receiving the Unadilla River at Sidney and the Chenango in downtown Binghamton. Otsego Lake is a small Lake located in Otsego County New York in the USA and is the source of the Susquehanna River. The Unadilla River in New York State flows from south of Utica to the Village of Sidney where it flows into the Susquehanna River, which eventually Sidney in the US state of New York may refer to a town in Delaware County, or the village contained in the town The Chenango River is a Tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 90 miles (145 km long in central New York in the United States Binghamton, known as The Parlor City is a City located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. At Athens in northern Pennsylvania, just across the New York state line, it receives the Chemung from the northwest and makes a right angle curve between Sayre and Towanda to cut through the Endless Mountains in the Allegheny Plateau. Athens Township is the name of some places in the US state of Pennsylvania Athens Township Bradford County Pennsylvania Athens Township Crawford The Chemung River (shuh-MUHNG is a Tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 45 mi (72 km long in south central New York and northern Settled in 1784 and incorporated in 1828 Towanda is a borough in and the County seat of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, northwest of Wilkes Barre The Endless Mountains are a chain of mountains in northeastern Pennsylvania. The Allegheny Plateau is a large Dissected plateau area in western and central New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia It receives the Lackawanna River southwest of Scranton and turns sharply to the southwest, flowing through the former anthracite industrial heartland in the mountain ridges of northeastern Pennsylvania, past Wilkes-Barre, Berwick, Bloomsburg, and Danville. The Lackawanna River is a Tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 35 mi (56 km long in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United Wilkes-Barre (ˈwɪlksbɛrə or /-bɛri/ is the central city of the Wyoming Valley and County seat of Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania Berwick founded by Evan Owen a Surveyor is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 27 miles which is 43 km southwest of Wilkes Barre. Bloomsburg is a town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 40 miles (64 km southwest of Wilkes Barre along the Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the County seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna It receives the smaller West Branch from the northwest at Northumberland, just above Sunbury. Northumberland is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Sunbury (pronounced Sunberry is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Harrisburg, with the state capitol dome, from across the Susquehanna River

Downstream from the confluence of its branches it flows south past Selinsgrove, where it is joined by its Penns Creek tributary, and cuts through a water gap at the western end of Mahantongo Mountain. Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America Selinsgrove is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. Penns Creek is a Tributary of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania in the United States. "Mahantongo" is a Lenape word translated "where we had plenty of meat to eat" or "good hunting grounds It receives the Juniata River from the northwest at Duncannon, then passes through its last water gap, through Blue Mountain Pennsylvania, just northwest of Harrisburg. The Juniata River is a Tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 90 miles (145 km long in central Pennsylvania in the United States Duncannon is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Blue Ridge, or Blue Ridge Mountains, is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America It passes downtown Harrisburg (where it is nearly a mile wide), the largest city on the lower river, and flows southeast across South Central Pennsylvania, forming the border between York and Lancaster counties, as well as receiving Swatara Creek from the northeast. South Central Pennsylvania is a region of the US state of Pennsylvania that includes the fourteen counties of Adams, Cumberland, York County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. Lancaster County Pennsylvania, known as the Garden Spot of America since the 18th century is located in the southeastern part of the state of Pennsylvania Swatara Creek (nicknamed the "Swattie" is a Tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long in east central Pennsylvania in the It crosses into northern Maryland approximately 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Baltimore, where it is joined by Octoraro Creek. Octoraro Creek is the last significant Tributary of the Susquehanna River. Finally the river enters the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay at Havre de Grace, where Concord Point Light was built in 1827 to accommodate the increasing navigational traffic. Havre de Grace ( HDG) is a city in Harford County Maryland, United States. Concord Point Light is a Lighthouse in Havre De Grace Maryland overlooking the point where the Susquehanna River flows into the Chesapeake Bay ^[1]

See also: List of cities and towns along the Susquehanna River

Geology

Geologically, the river is extremely ancient, often regarded as the oldest or second oldest major system in the world. This is a list of cities towns and communities along the Susquehanna River and its branches in the United States. Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit It is far older than the mountain ridges through which it turns, most of which were formed in uplift events of the early Cenozoic era. The Cenozoic (also Caenozoic or Cainozoic) Era (ˌsiːnəˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌsɛn- (meaning "new life" ( Greek ( kainos) "new" Like the Hudson, Delaware and Potomac rivers, the basin was well-established in the flat plains that existed during the Mesozoic era. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. The geology of the Appalachians dates back to more than 480 million years ago The Mesozoic Era is one of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic eon. ^[2] There is evidence that the flow of the ancient Susquehanna was established early enough that it predated the Appalachian orogeny over 300 million years ago, meaning that the river was in existence well before Pangea broke up and formed the Atlantic Ocean. The Alleghenian orogeny or Appalachian orogeny is one of the geological Mountain -forming events ( Orogeny) that formed the Appalachian Mountains Pangaea, Pangæa or Pangea (pænˈdʒiːə from παν pan, meaning entire, and Γαῖα Gaea, meaning Earth in

Before the end of the last ice age, the Susquehanna was a much longer river. The Chesapeake Bay constituted its lower valley before it was flooded by rising waters at the conclusion of the Pleistocene, a formation known as a ria. The Pleistocene ('plaɪstəsin is the epoch from 18 million to 10000 years BP covering the world's recent period A ria is a Landform, often referred to as a drowned river valley.

Pollution

Satellite photo of the Susquehanna (upper left) where it empties into Chesapeake Bay (center)

The environmental group American Rivers named the Susquehanna "America's Most Endangered River for 2005" due to the excessive pollution it receives. It is the habitat of the Pennsylvania wood cockroach. The Pennsylvania wood cockroach ( Parcoblatta pennsylvanica) is a common species of Roach in Eastern North America. Most of the pollution in the river is due to excess animal manure, agricultural runoff, urban and suburban stormwater, and raw or inadequately treated sewage. In 2003 the river alone contributed 44% of the nitrogen, 21% of the phosphorus, and 21% of the sediment flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. Pennsylvania may be subject to EPA sanctions if it does not reduce its pollution in the watershed by 2010. [1] It was designated as one of the American Heritage Rivers in 1997. American Heritage Rivers are designated bythe United States Environmental Protection Agency to receive special attention (coordinating efforts of multiple governmental entities

Historic importance

The river has played an enormous role throughout the history of the United States. Before European conquest, the Susquehannock, an Iroquoian tribe lived along the river and gave the Susquehanna its name. The Susquehannock people were natives of areas adjacent to the Susquehanna River and its Tributaries from the southern part of what is now New York The Iroquoian languages are a Native American Language family. In the 17th century, it was inhabited largely by the Lenape, forming roughly the western boundary of their inhabited territory, known as Lenapehoking. The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic Lenapehoking is a term ascribed to the American Indians known as Lenape (called Delaware Indians by Europeans) as the word in their In the 18th century, William Penn, the founder of the Pennsylvania Colony, negotiated with the Lenape to allow white settlement in the colony between the Delaware River and the Susquehanna. William Penn ( October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as Pennsylvania Colony, was a North American colony granted to William Penn on March 4, 1681 The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Local legend claims that the name of the river comes from an Indian phrase meaning "mile wide, foot deep," referring to the Susquehanna's unusual dimensions, but while the word is Algonquian, it simply means "muddy current. The Algonquian (also Algonkian, and pronounced both and) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic "^[3][4]

In the late colonial times, the river became an increasingly important transportation corridor with the discovery of anthracite coal by Necho Allen in its upper reaches in the mountains. Anthracite ( Greek Ανθρακίτης literally "a type of coal" from Anthrax, coal is a hard compact variety of mineral Coal that has a high In 1792, the Union Canal was proposed linking the Susquehanna and the Delaware along Swatara Creek and Tulpehocken Creek. The Union Canal was a Towpath Canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century Tulpehocken Creek is a Tributary of the Schuylkill River, approximately 24 mi (40 km long in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States In the 19th century, the river became the scene of the growth of industrial centers.

Monument at the site of Gen. Clinton's dam at the source of the Susquehanna River on Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, New York

In 1779 General James Clinton led an expedition down the Susquehanna after making the upper portion navigable by damming up the river's source at Otsego Lake, allowing the lake's level to rise, and then destroying the dam and flooding the river for miles downstream. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Clinton ( August 9, 1733 &ndash September 22 1812) was an American Revolutionary War soldier who obtained the rank of This event is described by James Fenimore Cooper in the introduction to his popular novel The Pioneers. James Fenimore Cooper (September 15 1789 &ndash September 14 1851 was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century At Athens, Pennsylvania, then known as Tioga or "Tioga Point", Clinton met up with General John Sullivan's forces, who had marched from Easton, Pennsylvania. Athens is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, two miles (3 km south of the N For other men with the same name see John Sullivan (disambiguation. Easton is a city in Northampton County, in the eastern region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Together on August 29, they defeated the Tories and Indians at the Battle of Newtown (near today's city of Elmira, New York). Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Battle This battle which was the most significant military engagement of the Sullivan Campaign of 1779 and played a crucial role in America’s Revolutionary War took place Elmira is a City in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira New York Metropolitan Statistical Area This became known as the "Sullivan-Clinton Campaign" or the "Sullivan Expedition. Background When the American Revolutionary War began British officials as well as the colonial Continental Congress sought the allegiance (or at least the neutrality "

Conflicting land claims by Pennsylvania and Connecticut to the Wyoming Valley along the Susquehanna led to the founding of Westmoreland County, Connecticut, and the Pennamite Wars, which eventually led to the territory being ceded to Pennsylvania. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. This article refers to the valley region in Pennsylvania A lesser-known Wyoming Valley exists in western New York in Wyoming County, where the valley of Westmoreland County Connecticut was a County in Connecticut in the present day area of Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, until it was ceded to The Pennamite-Yankee War (or Wars is the name given to fighting which occurred between 1769 and 1799 between settlers from Connecticut who claimed the land along the North Branch

The Susquehanna River holds importance for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the location where Joseph Smith, Jr. and Oliver Cowdery received the priesthood from heavenly beings. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Oliver Hervy Pliny Cowdery ( 3 October 1806 – 3 March 1850) was the primary participant with Joseph Smith Jr Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given Religion. On 15 May 1829, according to section 13 of the Doctrine and Covenants, they were visited by the resurrected John the Baptist. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the This article concerns itself with Jesus Christ Christian, Islamic and other religious interpretations of resurrection in general Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. Following his visit, Joseph and Oliver baptized each other in the river. Later that year, they were also visited near the river by the apostles Peter, James and John, as alluded to in sections 27 and 128 of the Doctrine and Covenants. The Twelve Apostles (Greek apostolos, "someone sent out" e For people and places called Saint James, see the Saint James disambiguation page Saint John the Apostle ( Greek Ιωάννης, see Names of John) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Both events took place in unspecified locations near the river's shore in either Susquehanna County, or Broome County. Susquehanna County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. Broome County is a County located in the US state of New York.

During the American Civil War's 1863 Gettysburg Campaign, the commander of the Department of the Susquehanna, Union Major General Darius N. Couch resolved that Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia would not cross the Susquehanna. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863 during the American Civil War. The Department of the Susquehanna was a military department created by the United States War Department during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries Darius Nash Couch (July 23 1822 &ndash February 12 1897 was a United States Army officer naturalist and a Union major general in the American Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated The War Department was established by the Confederate Congress in an act on February 21, 1861. The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. He positioned militia units under Maj. The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service Granville Haller to protect key bridges in Harrisburg and Wrightsville, as well as nearby fords. Granville Owen Haller ( January 31, 1819 &ndash May 2, 1897) was a noted Indian fighter and U Wrightsville is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. Confederate forces approached the river at several locations in Cumberland and York counties, but were recalled on June 29 when Lee chose to concentrate his army to the west. Cumberland County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania and is one of the four counties comprising the greater Harrisburg York County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland.

In 1972, the remnants of Hurricane Agnes stalled over the New York-Pennsylvania border, dropping as much as 20 inches (50. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hurricane Agnes was the first tropical storm and first Hurricane of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season. 8 cm) of rain on the hilly lands. Much of that precipitation was received into the Susquehanna from its western tributaries, and the valley suffered disastrous flooding. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was among the hardest hit communities. Wilkes-Barre (ˈwɪlksbɛrə or /-bɛri/ is the central city of the Wyoming Valley and County seat of Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania The Chesapeake Bay received so much fresh water that it killed much of the marine life. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest Estuary in the United States.

In 1979, the river was the scene of the most serious nuclear power accident in U. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions S. history at Three Mile Island southeast of Harrisburg. Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station is a civilian Nuclear power plant located on an island (Three Mile Island in the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg

In June 2006, significant portions of the river system were affected by the Mid-Atlantic Flood of June 2006, a flood caused by a stalled jet stream-driven storm system. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006 was a significant flood that affected much of the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern United States. The most significantly affected area in the Susquehanna river basin was in and around the Binghamton, NY region, where flooding exceeded historical records and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and the destruction of significant amounts of property and infrastructure. Binghamton, known as The Parlor City is a City located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States.

Rowing

The Susquehanna River has become the home for various college crew teams, most notably Binghamton University, Susquehanna University, Bucknell University and the University of Scranton. The State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY Binghamton or Binghamton University is one of the four university centers in New York State’s system of Susquehanna University is a national liberal arts college in Selinsgrove Pennsylvania, north of the state capital Harrisburg. Bucknell University is a Private university located along the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the Some of the annual rivers races include the Plagge-Poluzza in Port Deposit Maryland, and the General Clinton Canoe Regatta, held each Memorial Day weekend between Cooperstown, New York and Bainbridge, New York. Port Deposit is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Bainbridge New York, the name of a Village and a Town in Chenango County, New York, USA may refer to Bainbridge

Bridges, ferries, canals and dams

See also: List of crossings of the Susquehanna River

See also: List of dams and reservoirs of the Susquehanna River

The Susquehanna River has always loomed large in the transportation history of the United States. List of Susquehanna River crossings proceeding upstream from the river mouth at the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, USA, generally northward The Susquehanna River, in the Mid-Atlantic States of the USA, has a collection of Dams. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Prior to the 1818 opening of the Port Deposit Bridge, the river formed a barrier between the northern and southern states, crossable only by ferry. The Port Deposit Bridge (also known as the Susquehanna River Bridge or Rock Run Toll Bridge) was the earliest bridge crossing of the Susquehanna River below The earliest dams were constructed to support ferry operations in low water. The presence of many rapids in the river meant that while commercial traffic could navigate down the river in the spring thaws, nothing could move up. This led to the construction of two different canal systems on the lower Susquehanna; the first was the Susquehanna Canal, also called the Conowingo Canal or the Port Deposit Canal, completed in 1802 by a Maryland company known as the Proprietors of the Susquehanna Canal; the second was the much longer and more successful Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal. The Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal between Wrightsville Pennsylvania, and Havre de Grace Maryland, at the head of Chesapeake Bay provided an interstate shipping The Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal between Wrightsville Pennsylvania, and Havre de Grace Maryland, at the head of Chesapeake Bay provided an interstate shipping The canals required additional dams to provide canal water and navigation pools. As the industrial age progressed, bridges replaced ferries, and railroads replaced canals, often built right on top of the canal right of way along the river. Many canal remnants can be seen in Havre de Grace, Maryland, along US Route 15 in Pennsylvania, and in upstate New York at various locations. Havre de Grace ( HDG) is a city in Harford County Maryland, United States. US Route 15 is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania These latter remnants are parts of the upstream divisions of the Pennsylvania Canal, of privately funded canals, and of canals in the New York system. Pennsylvania Canal refers generally to a complex system of canals dams locks, tow paths Aqueducts and other infrastructure including in some cases railroads in

Today, there are over two hundred bridges crossing the Susquehanna. The sole remaining ferry, at Millersburg, Pennsylvania, is a seasonal tourist attraction. Millersburg is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The canals are gone or are part of historical parks, and dams are related to power generation or recreation. Perhaps the most famous of the bridges, the Rockville Bridge, crosses the river from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Marysville, Pennsylvania. The Rockville Bridge, at the time of its completion in 1902 was the longest Stone masonry Arch Railroad Viaduct in the world Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America Marysville is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Rockville Bridge, when constructed, was the longest stone masonry arch bridge in the world. The craft of stonemasonry has existed since the dawn of Civilization - creating Buildings structures and Sculpture using stone from the earth It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the early 1900s, replacing an earlier iron bridge. The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Railroad, founded in 1846

See also

• List of Maryland rivers
• List of New York rivers
• List of Pennsylvania rivers

Notes

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
• Susquehanna River Basin Commission
• American Rivers article: Susquehanna River "Most Endangered"
• History of the Susquehanna River Ark
• Mouth or other endpoint (Chesapeake Bay) is at coordinates 39°32′35″N 76°04′32″W / 39.5430, -76.0755
• Source (Otsego Lake) is at coordinates 42°42′02″N 74°55′12″W / 42.7006, -74.9200