Little Juniata River

picture info	Little Juniata River The Little Juniata River, sometimes called the "Little J," is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Juniata River in the Susquehanna River watershed of Pennsylvania. It is formed at Altoona by the confluence of several short streams. It flows northeast in the Logan Valley at the foot of Brush Mountain. At Tyrone, the river receives the southern Bald Eagle Creek, then turns abruptly southeast, passing through a water gap between the Brush and Bald Eagle Mountain ridges and enters Sinking Valley where it receives Sinking Run. Approximately northwest of Huntingdon, near Petersburg, it joins the Frankstown Branch Juniata River, forming the Juniata River. In colonial America, the river was used to float freight downriver on boats called "arcs". Shipments were placed on board in Birmingham, just east of Tyrone, to await water high enough to clear the rocky stream bed. Thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Petersburg, Pennsylvania Petersburg is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was a stop on the former Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line between Tyrone and Huntingdon and the junction point for the Petersburg Branch. The population was 480 at the 2010 census. Geography Petersburg is located in northern Huntingdon County at (40.572417, -78.048036). It sits on the east side of Shaver Creek where it joins the Juniata River, just east of that river's source at the confluence of the Little Juniata River and the Frankstown Branch. Pennsylvania Route 305 passes through Petersburg, leading northeast to Greenwood Furnace State Park and west to Alexandria. Huntingdon, the county seat, is to the south via local roads. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. USPO Petersburg, PA 16669.jpg, Post office American Legion Petersburg PA.jpg, American Legion Post Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 455 people, 177 household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tributaries Of The Juniata River A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream."opposite to a tributary" PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny & Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rivers Of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay ''Elk River (MD)'' Big Elk Creek * Little Elk Creek ''North East River (MD) * North East Creek * Gunpowder River Susquehanna River Susquehanna River * Deer Creek Octoraro Creek West Branch Octoraro Creek * Stewart Run East Branch Octoraro Creek * Muddy Run Conowingo Creek Fishing Creek (Lancaster County) Muddy Creek (Susquehanna River tributary) * North Branch Muddy Creek South Branch Muddy Creek Tucquan Creek * Otter Creek Pequea Creek Big Beaver Creek Little Beaver Creek Conestoga River * Little Conestoga Creek * Mill Creek *Lititz Run * Cocalico Creek ** Hammer Creek Middle Creek Indian Run Little Cocalico Creek * Muddy Creek (Conestoga River tributary) ** L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]