FACTOID # 102: Kids in Mali spend only 2 years in school. More than half of them start working between the ages of 10 and 14.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     

  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > Juniata River
Juniata River
Juniata River in Riddlesburg, PA
Country USA
State Pennsylvania
Counties Dauphin, Perry, Juniata, Mifflin, Huntingdon
Major cities Lewistown, Huntingdon
Length 90 mi (145 km)
Watershed 3,400 mi² (8,806 km²)
Discharge at Newport
 - average 7,270 ft³/s (206 /s)
 - maximum 26,200 ft³/s (742 /s)
 - minimum 1,350 ft³/s (38 /s)
Discharge elsewhere
 - Mapleton Depot 4,550 ft³/s (129 /s)
Primary source Raystown Branch
 - length 118 mi (190 km)
Other source Frankstown Branch
Source confluence
 - location Alexandria, Pennsylvania, USA
 - coordinates 40°33′39″N 78°04′06″W / 40.56083, -78.06833
 - elevation 660 ft (201 m)
Mouth Susquehanna River
 - location Duncannon, Perry County, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
 - coordinates 40°24′05″N 77°00′48″W / 40.40139, -77.01333
 - elevation 330 ft (101 m)
Major tributaries
 - right Tuscarora Creek
Juniata River watershed and tributaries

The Juniata River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 90 miles (145 km) long, in central Pennsylvania in the United States. The river is considered particularly scenic along much of its route, having a broad and shallow course passing through several mountain ridges and steeply-lined water gaps. It formed an early 18th-century frontier region in Pennsylvania and was the site of Native American attacks against white settlements during the French and Indian War. The watershed of the river encompasses an area of approximately 3400 sq mi (8800 km²), approximately one-eighth of the drainage area of the Susquehanna. Approximately two-thirds of the watershed is forested. It is the second largest tributary of the Susquehanna after the West Branch Susquehanna. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1211 KB) Summary A view from Riddlesburg, PA. Looking up river, south, one mile away from the center of Riddlesburg. ... Riddlesburg is a small town west of Harrisburg, PA in the central region of Pennsylvania. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Dauphin County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania and is one of four counties comprising the greater Harrisburg metropolitan area. ... Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of four counties comprising the greater Harrisburg metropolitan area. ... Juniata County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Mifflin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Huntingdon County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Lewistown is a borough located on the Juniata River, 61 miles (98 km) northwest of Harrisburg in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. ... Huntingdon is a borough located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Newport is a borough located in Perry County, Pennsylvania. ... It has been suggested that Thousand Cubic Feet be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... The cubic meter (symbol m³) is the SI derived unit of volume. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... It has been suggested that Thousand Cubic Feet be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... The cubic meter (symbol m³) is the SI derived unit of volume. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... It has been suggested that Thousand Cubic Feet be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... The cubic meter (symbol m³) is the SI derived unit of volume. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... It has been suggested that Thousand Cubic Feet be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... The cubic meter (symbol m³) is the SI derived unit of volume. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... The Raystown Branch Juniata River is the largest and longest tributary of the Juniata River in south west/south central Pennsylvania in the United States. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ... The Frankstown Branch Juniata River is a tributary of the Little Juniata River in Blair County, Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Look up confluence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Alexandria is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The Susquehanna River (originally Sasquesahanough per the 1612 John Smith map) is a river located in the northeastern United States. ... Duncannon is a borough located in Perry County, Pennsylvania. ... Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of four counties comprising the greater Harrisburg metropolitan area. ... Dauphin County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania and is one of four counties comprising the greater Harrisburg metropolitan area. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Tuscarora Creek is a tributary of the Juniata River in central Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Look up tributary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Susquehanna River (originally Sasquesahanough per the 1612 John Smith map) is a river located in the northeastern United States. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Water gap is a term geologists use to describe a notch which flowing water has carved into a mountain. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... In the United States and Canada the frontier was the term applied until the end of the 19th century to the zone of unsettled land outside the region of existing settlements of European immigrants and their descendants. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Combatants France First Nations allies: Algonquin Lenape Wyandot Ojibwa Ottawa Shawnee Great Britain American Colonies Iroquois Confederacy Strength 3,900 regulars 7,900 militia 2,200 natives (1759) 50,000 regulars and militia (1759) Casualties 3,000 killed, wounded or captured 10,040 killed, wounded or captured The French and... This article is about a community of trees. ... The West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the two principal branches, along the with North Branch, of the Susquehanna River in the northeastern United States. ...

Contents

Description

It is formed in central Huntingdon County, in the small village of Ardenheim, 3 mi (5 km) southeast of Huntingdon, by the confluence of the Frankstown Branch Juniata River and the Raystown Branch. It flows southeast, through a gap in the Jacks Mountain ridge. On the southeast side of the ridge it receives Aughwick Creek from the south, then flows northeast, along the eastern flank of the Jacks Mountain ridge to Lewistown. From Lewistown it flows generally southeast, in a winding course, receiving Tuscarora Creek from the south and passing through a gap in the Tuscarora Mountain ridge. It receives Buffalo Creek northwest of Newport and joins the Susquehanna 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Duncannon, approximately 15 mi (24 km) northwest of Harrisburg. Huntingdon County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Ardenheim is a village in Huntingdon County about 4 miles east of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. ... Huntingdon is a borough located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. ... The Frankstown Branch Juniata River is a tributary of the Little Juniata River in Blair County, Pennsylvania in the United States. ... The Raystown Branch Juniata River is the largest and longest tributary of the Juniata River in south west/south central Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Aughwick Creek is a tributary of the Juniata River in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Lewistown is a borough located on the Juniata River, 61 miles (98 km) northwest of Harrisburg in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. ... Tuscarora Creek is a tributary of the Juniata River in central Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel western portal. ... Buffalo Creek may refer to the following: In Pennsylvania: Buffalo Creek (Allegheny River tributary) Buffalo Creek (Juniata River tributary) Buffalo Creek (West Branch Susquehanna River tributary) See also Buffalo River, disambiguation page Buffalo River (New York), known as Buffalo Creek as it flows through parts of Western New York This... Newport is a borough located in Perry County, Pennsylvania. ... Duncannon is a borough located in Perry County, Pennsylvania. ... Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country Commonwealth County Dauphin Incorporated 1791 Charter 1860 Government  - Mayor Stephen R. Reed (D) Area  - Total 11. ...


Etymology

The word 'Juniata' is a corruption of the word 'Onayutta,' meaning 'Standing Stone.' There was a large standing stone where the town of now stands. It was reportedly 14 feet, 6 inches tall, with a smoothed side with the history of the local Oneida Tribe. It disappeared in 1754, when the tribe left, legend says they took it with them. A second stone was raised by the new settlers, but destroyed in 1897. A two foot fragment, of the second stone, now sits in the Juniata College's museum. Standing stones, orthostats, liths or more commonly, megaliths because of their large and cumbersome size, are solitary stones set vertically in the ground. ... For other uses, see Oneida. ... Juniata College is a small private liberal arts college located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. ...


History

The first known inhabitants of the river valley were the Onojutta-Haga Indians. The valley was later inhabited by the Lenape until a treaty negotiated by William Penn opened the land to east of the Allegheny Ridge to white settlement. In 1755-1756, as a result of Lenape anger over loss of their lands, the white settlement in the valley suffered fierce raids and abductions from Lenape and Shawnee at Kittanning on the Allegheny River. Over 3,000 white settlers were killed in the raids. The burning of Fort Granville at present-day Lewistown in 1756 prompted Pennsylvania governor John Penn to launch a reprisal against the Lenape and Shawnee led by Lt. Col. John Armstrong, who burned Kittanning in September 1756. For the language, see Lenape language. ... For other uses, see William Penn (disambiguation). ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For the language, see Lenape language. ... This article is about the Native American tribe. ... Kittanning was an 18th century Native American village in the Ohio Country, located on the Allegheny River at present-day Kittanning, Pennsylvania. ... The Allegheny River (historically, especially in New York state, also spelled Allegany River) is a principal tributary of the Ohio River, which it forms with the Monongahela River at the downtown Pittsburghs Golden Triangle point. The river is approximately 325 mi (523 km) long, in the U.S. states... John Penn (1729-1795) was one of the last colonial proprietors of Pennsylvania, and twice governed the Colony (1763-1771, 1771-1776). ... John Armstrong (1717-1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a major general in the Revolutionary War. ...


During the 19th century, the river was paralleled by the Juniata Division Canal, part of the canal system of Pennsylvania and a rival to the Erie Canal. The state sold the canal to the Pennsylvania Railroad, which abandoned the canal in 1889 after severe flooding. Parts of the original locks from the canal, as well as remnants of a dam approximately 1 mile (2 km) south of Millerstown, are still visible today. Template:Http://books.google.com/books?id=2W5H1Pxs0QgC&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=juniata+etymology&source=web&ots=oIrlnoy5zM&sig=H-uh85hyqDlcl5qoFXJtGNMjSgQ Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map The Main Line of Public Works was a railroad and canal system built by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, running from Philadelphia west across the state to Pittsburgh. ... The Erie Canal (currently part of the New York State Canal System) is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Flooding in Amphoe Sena, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. ... Millerstown is a borough located in Perry County, Pennsylvania. ...


The river is a popular destination for recreational canoeing and fly fishing, in particular for smallmouth bass and channel catfish suited to river's gentle course. The muskellunge was introduced as predatory sport fish and is now a prized catch. Attempts are underway by the state to reintroduce the once-prevalent American shad, which went into decline largely because of dams on the river. Walleye is another game fish prevalent in the Juniata River. This article is about the boat. ... Fly rod and reel with a wild brown trout from a chalk stream. ... Binomial name Micropterus dolomieu Lacépède, 1802 The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Binomial name (Rafinesque, 1818) Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, are North Americas most numerous catfish species. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 The Muskellunge or muskie or musky (Esox masquinongy) are large, relatively rare freshwater fish of North America. ... Binomial name Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811) The American shad or Atlantic Shad (Alosa sapidissima) is a species of anadromous fish in family Clupeidae of order Clupeiformes. ... Binomial name (Mitchill, 1818) Subspecies S. v. ...


The National Book Award and Pulitzer prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell wrote of the river in a section of The Book of Nightmares, (1971), entitled "Dear Stranger, Extant in Memory by the Blue Juniata."


The river cuts through several southwest-to-northeast ridges, largely of sandstone between limestone valley floors. Several of the river's tributaries, including Kishacoquillas Creek, are degraded by pollution, but the main stem of the river is considered fairly clean by regional standards. Only two towns of over 10,000 people, namely Altoona and Lewistown, lie within the watershed of the river. Steep slopes along much of the river's course have largely discouraged widespread development. Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... Kishacoquillas Creek is a tributary of the Juniata River in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Air pollution Pollution is the introduction of pollutants (whether chemical substances, or energy such as noise, heat, or light) into the environment to such a point that its effects become harmful to human health, other living organisms, or the environment. ... Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Lewistown is a borough located on the Juniata River, 61 miles (98 km) northwest of Harrisburg in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. ...


Pictures

Panoramic view of the Juniata River. Taken in the summer of 2006, just a couple miles downstream from Riddlesburg, PA.

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 117 pixelsFull resolution‎ (8,500 × 1,238 pixels, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 117 pixelsFull resolution‎ (8,500 × 1,238 pixels, file size: 2. ...

See also

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Allegheny River Clarion River Conemaugh River Delaware River Juniata River Lehigh River Monongahela River Ohio River Schuylkill River Susquehanna River West Branch Susquehanna River Youghiogheny River See also List of rivers in the United States This list...

External links

Online maps and aerial photos

Mouth or other endpoint (Susquehanna River) The Susquehanna River (originally Sasquesahanough per the 1612 John Smith map) is a river located in the northeastern United States. ...

Source (Confluence of Little Juniata and Frankstown Branch) Look up confluence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Little Juniata River, sometimes called the Little J, is a river in central Pennsylvania. ... The Frankstown Branch Juniata River is a tributary of the Little Juniata River in Blair County, Pennsylvania in the United States. ...

Susquehanna River system
Maryland | Pennsylvania | New York | Counties | Municipalities | Crossings | Dams
Streams shown as: Major tributaries • subtributaries • (subsubtributaries)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Indian5 (3756 words)
Assunepachla, on the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River was the only established Indian village within the bounds of present-day Blair County and there is not sufficient evidence to prove that it was anything more than a trading rendezvous site.
The Susquehanna River and its many branches and tributaries and the Ohio and Monongahela Rivers travel primarily in east west directions.
For spear points of this type to be found along the tributaries of the Juniata River, they would have had to have been transported from the east.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.