Susquehanna River

:For the nuclear power plant, see Susquehanna Nuclear Generating Station.

Related Topics:
Nuclear power plant - Susquehanna Nuclear Generating Station

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Susquehanna River is a river in the northeastern United States, approximately 410 mi (715 km) long. The river forms from two main branches, with the North Branch, which rises in upstate New York often regarded as an extension of the main branch. The shorter West Branch, which rises in western Pennsylvania, is sometimes regarded as the principal tributary, joining the North Branch near Sunbury in central Pennsylvania. The river drains a large watershed within the Allegheny Plateau 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, emptying in the north end of the Chesapeake Bay.

Related Topics:
River - United States - Mi - Km - New York - West Branch - Pennsylvania - Sunbury - Allegheny Plateau - Appalachian Mountains - Water gap - Chesapeake Bay

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~