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Conowingo Creek

Coordinates: 39°40′56″N 76°11′49″W / 39.682329°N 76.196899°W / 39.682329; -76.196899
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Conowingo Creek is a 20.2-mile-long (32.5 km)[1] tributary of the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Cecil County, Maryland.

The name of the creek comes from the Lenape, meaning "at the rapids".[2]

It originates near the northern border of East Drumore Township and flows south, meeting Jackson Run near the southern border. It enters Fulton Township just above the birthplace of Robert Fulton, for whom the township is named. Flowing along the east side of Wakefield, it meets Little Conowingo Creek below the town, and begins to flow through hillier terrain before entering Maryland. Its valley soon deepens into a gorge as it approaches the Susquehanna. It empties into the Conowingo Reservoir at Pilot Station.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed August 8, 2011
  2. ^ "Indian Names Data Chart" (PDF). Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2006-09-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

39°40′56″N 76°11′49″W / 39.682329°N 76.196899°W / 39.682329; -76.196899