Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (/ˌsʌskwəˈhænə/; Lenape: Siskëwahane[1]) is a major river located in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. At 464 miles (747 km) long,[2] it is the longest river on the East Coast of the United States that drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
With its watershed, it is the 16th-largest river in the United States,[3][4] and the longest river in the early 21st-century continental United States without commercial boat traffic.
The river spans in three states: Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland.
Susquehanna River Media
Susquehanna river at source
Satellite photo of the river (upper left) where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay (center)
Looking upstream in Danville, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, with the Pennsylvania State Capitol dome, seen from Wormleysburg
Looking downriver at Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Monument at the site of Gen. Clinton's dam at the river's source at Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, New York
An aerial view looking south over the Wrights Ferry Bridge (front) and the Veterans Memorial Bridge (behind). Columbia, Pennsylvania, is located off the eastern side of the river (left) and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, is located on the western side (right).
A bridge crosses the Susquehanna at Owego, New York
In March 2011, Crary Park in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, was inundated with a flood when the river rose above 27 feet at Wilkes-Barre. Six months later, the town was devastated by a 42-foot record flood.
Three Mile Island on the Susquehanna River
References
- ↑ "Lenape Talking Dictionary". Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 8, 2011
- ↑ Susquehanna River Trail Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, accessed March 25, 2010.
- ↑ Susquehanna River Archived April 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Green Works Radio, accessed March 25, 2010.
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