Conewago Creek (west)

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There is also a Conewago Creek in Lebanon, Dauphin, and Lancaster Counties, on the east bank of the Susquehanna River.
Conewago Creek
Origin Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Mouth Susquehanna River at York Haven, Pennsylvania
Basin countries Carroll County, Maryland and Adams and York Counties, Pennsylvania, United States
Length 77.6 miles (125 km)
Source elevation 1440 feet (439 m)
Mouth elevation 259 feet (78.9 m)
Basin area 515 square miles (1334 km²)

Conewago Creek is a 77.6 mile (125 km) long tributary of the Susquehanna River located in Adams and York Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States, with its watershed also draining a small portion of Carroll County, Maryland. The source is at an elevation of 1440 feet (449 m) near Caledonia Park in Mount Gretna Heights in Adams County. The mouth is the confluence with the Susquehanna River at York Haven in York County at an elevation of 259 feet (78.9 m).[1]

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[edit] Name

The name of the creek comes from the Lenape, meaning at the rapids,[2] although "the rapids are not at the Conewago".[3] 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 Susquehanna Counties, only 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north of the mouth of this Conewago Creek.[4]

[edit] Course

Conewago Creek flows east 37 miles (59.5 km), then southeast 40 miles (64.4 km) to the mouth).[1] The source is in Franklin Township in Adams County[5] and the mouth is at the Susquehanna River at York Haven in York County.[6]

[edit] Watershed

The Conewago Creek watershed has a total area of 515 square miles (1334 km²) and is part of the larger Chesapeake Bay drainage basin via the Susquehanna River. 5.22 square miles (13.5 km²) of the water shed are in Maryland, the rest is located in Pennsylvania.[1] 50.22% of Adams County is drained by Conewago Creek and its tributaries, while 26.96% of York County is in the creek's watershed.[7] [8]

[edit] Tributaries

  • Oppossum Creek
  • South Branch Conewago Creek
  • Bermudian Creek
  • Little Conewago Creek

[edit] Recreation

Canoeing: Edward Gertler writes that Conewago Creek is "a dull creek.. if you have seen one mile of Conewago, you have seen it all". Canoeing and kayaking on Conewago Creek are possible when the water is high enough (in Spring and after hard rain), with 69 miles (111 km) of Class A to Class 1 whitewater located upstream of the mouth.[3]

Fishing: A small section of Conewago Creek in western Adams County has been designated as approved trout waters by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. This means the waters will be stocked with trout and may be fished during trout season. Further downstream in Adams County there is a small "catch and release" section of the creek.[9]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Shaw, Lewis C. [June, 1984]. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams Part II (Water Resources Bulletin No. 16), Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey, 1st Edition, Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources (no ISBN). 
  2. ^ Indian Names Data Chart. Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Retrieved on 2006-09-10.
  3. ^ a b Gertler, Edward [1985]. Keystone Canoeing: A Guide to Canoeable Waters of Eastern Pennsylvania, 1st Edition, Silver Spring, Maryland: Seneca Press, 401 pages. ISBN 0-9605908-2-X. 
  4. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; Bureau of Watershed Management, Division of Water Use Planning (2001). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2006-09-10. 
  5. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division. "2005 General Highway Map of Adams County (Note: shows Conewago Creek and almost all streams feeding it)". Retrieved on 2006-09-10.
  6. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division. "2005 General Highway Map of York County". Retrieved on 2006-09-10.
  7. ^ Chesapeake Bay Program: Watershed Profiles: The Conewago Creek - At York Haven Watershed. Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 10 Severn Avenue, Suite 109, Annapolis, MD 21403. Retrieved on 2006-03-17.
  8. ^ Chesapeake Bay Program: Watershed Profiles: The Conewago Creek - At Beaver Creek Watershed. Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 10 Severn Avenue, Suite 109, Annapolis, MD 21403. Retrieved on 2006-03-17.
  9. ^ Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. "Map of Adams County Fishing and Boating Opportunities". Retrieved on 2006-09-12.
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