Conewago Creek

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Conewago Creek is a tributary stream in south-central Pennsylvania known for its scenic rural watershed and recreational opportunities such as fishing and paddling.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Conewago Creek canonical 1
West Conewago Creek 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stream
tributary
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
flowsThrough Adams County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
York County, Pennsylvania
hasEcosystemType freshwater stream
hasFishSpecies smallmouth bass
sunfish
trout (stocked in some reaches)
hasLandUseInWatershed agricultural land
forested land
rural residential land
hasNameEtymology derived from a Native American word meaning "at the rapids" or "place of the rapids"
hasRecreationalAccess public access points along its course
hasRecreationType angling
boating
hasTributaryType left-bank tributary of the Susquehanna River
hasWatershedCharacteristic rural
scenic
hasWatershedManagementConcern agricultural runoff
nonpoint source pollution
sedimentation
isMonitoredBy Pennsylvania state agencies
surface form: Pennsylvania environmental agencies

local watershed associations
isSubjectOf local watershed conservation efforts
locatedIn Pennsylvania
locatedInCounty Adams County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
York County, Pennsylvania
locatedInRegion South Central Pennsylvania
surface form: south-central Pennsylvania
mouthLocatedAt Susquehanna River
mouthLocatedNear Middletown, Pennsylvania
region south-central Pennsylvania
state Pennsylvania
tributaryOf Susquehanna River
usedFor canoeing
kayaking
paddling
recreational fishing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adams County, Pennsylvania contains Conewago Creek
Susquehanna River majorTributary Conewago Creek
this entity surface form: West Conewago Creek