Susquehanna River

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geographical feature river

The Susquehanna River is one of the longest rivers on the U.S. East Coast, flowing from New York through Pennsylvania into the Chesapeake Bay and playing a major role in the region’s ecology and history.

Aliases (6)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → river →
associatedWith	Hurricane Agnes flooding of 1972 → Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station →
basinCountry	United States →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
crossedBy	Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge NERFINISHED → Market Street Bridge (Harrisburg) → Rockville Bridge →
drainageArea	largest source of freshwater to Chesapeake Bay →
drainageBasin	Susquehanna River watershed →
ecologicalConcern	nutrient and sediment pollution to Chesapeake Bay →
ecologicalRole	habitat for migratory fish such as shad →
emptiesNear	Havre de Grace, Maryland →
flowsInto	Chesapeake Bay →
historicalUse	canal and shipping corridor in the 19th century → supporting coal and lumber industries → transportation route →
knownFor	frequent flooding →
length	approximately 444 miles → approximately 715 kilometers →
locatedIn	Maryland → New York → Pennsylvania →
majorTributary	Chemung River → Codorus Creek → Conestoga River → Juniata River → Lackawanna River → North Branch Susquehanna River → Swatara Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → West Conewago Creek →
mouth	Chesapeake Bay →
notableFor	major role in regional ecology → major role in regional history →
partOf	Chesapeake Bay watershed →
passesNear	Lancaster, Pennsylvania →
passesThrough	Binghamton, New York → Harrisburg, Pennsylvania → Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area → Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania → York County, Pennsylvania →
region	U.S. East Coast →
sourceLocation	Cooperstown, New York → Otsego Lake →
USState	Maryland → New York → Pennsylvania →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Endicott, New York → Harrisburg, Pennsylvania → Sunbury, Pennsylvania → Susquehanna, Pennsylvania → Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania →	locatedOnRiver
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad → Susquehanna, Pennsylvania →	namedAfter
South Central Pennsylvania → Tioga County, New York →	traversedBy
Tioga County, New York →	bordersRiver
Eastern United States →	containsRiver
Appalachian Valley →	crossedBy
Susquehanna River bridge at Havre de Grace →	crosses
Susquehanna River ("Susquehanna River watershed") →	drainageBasin
Valley and Ridge Province →	drainedBy
Chesapeake Bay →	hasInflow
Pennsylvania →	hasMajorRiver
Maryland →	hasMajorWaterBody
Sunbury, Pennsylvania ("North Branch Susquehanna River") →	hasRiverConfluenceNearby
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ("Susquehanna River levee system") →	hasRiverFeature
Hurricane Agnes (1972) →	impactedRiver
Unami ("Susquehanna") →	influencedToponym
Susquehanna River bridge at Havre de Grace ("lower Susquehanna River") →	locatedOnWaterway
Susquehanna River ("North Branch Susquehanna River") →	majorTributary
Northern Central Railway ("Susquehanna River valley") →	servedRegion
Durham boat →	usedOn