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EspañolCONEWAGO CREEK (WEST)
:''There is also a Conewago Creek in Lebanon, Dauphin, and Lancaster Counties, on the east bank of the Susquehanna River.''
'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]
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]
Conewago Creek flows east 37 miles (59.5 km), then southeast 40 miles (64.4 km) to the mouth). 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]
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. 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]
★ Oppossum Creek
★ South Branch Conewago Creek
★ Bermudian Creek
★ Little Conewago Creek
'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.
'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]
★ List of Pennsylvania rivers
1. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams Part II (Water Resources Bulletin No. 16), , Lewis C., Shaw, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources (no ISBN), ,
2. Indian Names Data Chart
3. Keystone Canoeing: A Guide to Canoeable Waters of Eastern Pennsylvania, , Edward, Gertler, Seneca Press, , ISBN 0-9605908-2-X
4. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, , , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, , 2001,
5. 2005 General Highway Map of Adams County (Note: shows Conewago Creek and almost all streams feeding it)
6. 2005 General Highway Map of York County
7. Chesapeake Bay Program: Watershed Profiles: The Conewago Creek - At York Haven Watershed
8. Chesapeake Bay Program: Watershed Profiles: The Conewago Creek - At Beaver Creek Watershed
9. Map of Adams County Fishing and Boating Opportunities
'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]
| Contents |
| Name |
| Course |
| Watershed |
| Tributaries |
| Recreation |
| See also |
| References |
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]
Course
Conewago Creek flows east 37 miles (59.5 km), then southeast 40 miles (64.4 km) to the mouth). 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]
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. 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]
Tributaries
★ Oppossum Creek
★ South Branch Conewago Creek
★ Bermudian Creek
★ Little Conewago Creek
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.
'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]
See also
★ List of Pennsylvania rivers
References
1. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams Part II (Water Resources Bulletin No. 16), , Lewis C., Shaw, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources (no ISBN), ,
2. Indian Names Data Chart
3. Keystone Canoeing: A Guide to Canoeable Waters of Eastern Pennsylvania, , Edward, Gertler, Seneca Press, , ISBN 0-9605908-2-X
4. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, , , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, , 2001,
5. 2005 General Highway Map of Adams County (Note: shows Conewago Creek and almost all streams feeding it)
6. 2005 General Highway Map of York County
7. Chesapeake Bay Program: Watershed Profiles: The Conewago Creek - At York Haven Watershed
8. Chesapeake Bay Program: Watershed Profiles: The Conewago Creek - At Beaver Creek Watershed
9. Map of Adams County Fishing and Boating Opportunities
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