Bow Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary
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of
Swatara Creek
Swatara Creek (nicknamed the Swatty) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in east-central Pennsylvania in the United Sta ...
in
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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, in the
United States
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.
It originates as run off from various springs north of
Interstate 81
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, near the village of
Grantville and remains in East Hanover township, Dauphin County for its entirety. It spills into the Swatara Creek at a point midway between Sandbeach Road and
Route 743. During the 1800s, it was crossed via an aqueduct by the
Union Canal
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.
See also
*
List of 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
*''E ...
References
Rivers of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Tributaries of Swatara Creek
Grantville, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Pennsylvania
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