Powells Creek, Pennsylvania
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Powells Creek Powell's Creek, formerly Powell Creek |
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| Water code | US : 1184368 | |
| location | Dauphin County , Pennsylvania , USA | |
| River system | Susquehanna River | |
| Drain over | Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay | |
| origin | Confluence of North and South Fork Powells Creek southwest of Carsonville 40 ° 28 ′ 25 ″ N , 76 ° 47 ′ 20 ″ W |
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| muzzle | above the Clarks Ferry Bridge and Duncannon in the Susquehanna River Coordinates: 40 ° 24 ′ 37 " N , 76 ° 59 ′ 4" W 40 ° 24 ′ 37 " N , 76 ° 59 ′ 4" W
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| length | 26.6 km | |
Powells Creek (also Powell's Creek and until 2004 Powell Creek ) is a 26.6 km long tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County in Pennsylvania in the United States .
It is formed by the confluence of its northern and southern arms southwest of Carsonville . Powells Creek flows in a southwesterly direction on the north side of Peters Mountain.
Shortly before the confluence of Powells Creek above the Clarks Ferry Bridge and Duncannon in the Susquehanna River, the water crosses the Pennsylvania State Route 147 .
The body of water is named after the Powell family who settled not far from its bank in 1760.
supporting documents
- ↑ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed August 8, 2011.
- ↑ Powells Creek ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ A b Edward Gertler: Keystone Canoeing. Seneca Press, 2004, ISBN 0-9749692-0-6 .
- ^ Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1895 books.google.com , p. 22.