The Frankstown Branch Juniata River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed August 8, 2011

tributary 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 ...

of the Juniata River in Blair and

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counties,

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, in the

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.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The headwater tributaries of the Frankstown Branch rise on the slopes of the

Allegheny Front The Allegheny Front is the major southeast- or east-facing escarpment in the Allegheny Mountains in southern Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia, USA. The Allegheny Front forms the boundary between the Rid ...

south of Altoona. The Frankstown Branch forms at the village of Claysburg by the confluence of Beaverdam Creek and South Poplar Run, then flows north along the western base of Dunning Mountain. Passing just east of

Hollidaysburg Hollidaysburg is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Blair County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located on the Juniata River, south of Altoona, Pennsylvania, Altoona and is part of ...

, the river turns east briefly at Frankstown before heading northeast along the western base of Lock Mountain. Turning southeast at Point View, the river breaks through the mountain in a

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and passes Williamsburg, then turns north again, now against the western base of

Tussey Mountain Tussey Mountain is a stratigraphic ridge in central Pennsylvania, United States, trending east of the Bald Eagle, Brush, Dunning and Evitts Mountain ridges. Its southern foot just crosses the Mason–Dixon line near Flintstone, Maryland, run ...

. At

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, the river again turns east to break through a water gap, then passes the borough of

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before joining the

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 ...

to form the main stem of the Juniata River. The

Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant The Warrior Ridge Dam and Hydroelectric Plant is an historic, American dam and power plant and national historic district that spans the Frankstown Branch Juniata River and is located in Logan Township and Porter Township in Huntingdon County, ...

is located on the Frankstown Branch in Logan Township and Porter Township in Huntingdon County. ''Note:'' This includes

Tributaries

* Clover Creek, in Cove Forge * Piney Creek, west of Williamsburg *Fox Run, forming the border of Blair and Huntingdon countiesSpruce Creek, PA, 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Map, 1963, Photorevised 1972. USGS. Scale 1:24,000. *Roaring Run, north of Mount Etna *Yellow Spring Run, south of Mount Etna *Canoe Creek, dammed to form Canoe Lake within

Canoe Creek State Park Canoe Creek State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Frankstown Township in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is 12 miles east of Altoona, the nearest city. Canoe Lake, at , is the focus of recreation at the park and is open for fishing year ...

*Beaverdam Branch of the Juniata River, flowing into the Frankstown branch south of Frankstown *Poplar Run, east of

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*McDonald Run, south of Newry *

Halter Creek Halter Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 4th, 2020 tributary of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River in Bedford and Blair counties, Pennsylvania, in the ...

, south of Newry *Polecat Run, north of Claysburg *Pawpaw Run, south of East Freedom *South Dry Run, at East Freedom *Oldtown Run, from the West Loop area in Hollidaysburg

References

External links

U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
{{Coord, 40.43209, -78.35828, type:river_globe:earth_region:US-PA, display=title Rivers of Blair County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Juniata River

Tributaries

See also

References

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