Conewago Creek (west)
| Conewago Creek | |
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facing south and upstream from bridge on Kunkle Mill Road, York County
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| Country | Carroll County, Maryland and Adams and York Counties, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Basin features | |
| Main source |
Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania 1,440 feet (440 m) |
| River mouth |
Susquehanna River at York Haven, Pennsylvania 259 feet (79 m) |
| Basin size | 515 square miles (1,330 km2) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 80 miles (130 km) |
Conewago Creek is an 80.2-mile-long (129.1 km)tributary of the Susquehanna River 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 1,440 feet (440 m), east of Caledonia State Park, in Franklin Township in Adams County. The mouth is the confluence with the Susquehanna River at York Haven in York County at an elevation of 259 feet (79 m).
The name of the creek comes from the Lenape, meaning "at the rapids", although the rapids are not on Conewago Creek. 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 Lancaster counties, only 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north of the mouth of this Conewago Creek.
Conewago Creek flows east 39 miles (63 km), then northeast 41 miles (66 km) to its mouth. The source is in Franklin Township in Adams County, and the mouth is at the Susquehanna River at York Haven in York County.
The Conewago Creek watershed has a total area of 515 square miles (1,330 km2) and is part of the larger Chesapeake Bay drainage basin via the Susquehanna River. 5.22 square miles (13.5 km2) of the watershed are in Maryland, and 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.
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