Spring Creek 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 drai ...
of the
Susquehanna River in
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth ...
, in the
United States
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.
Spring Creek rises in
Lower Paxton Township, flowing through adjacent areas such as
Paxtang,
Oakleigh,
Progress
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,
Lawnton, and
Colonial Park. The stream flows in a westerly direction, eventually joining the Susquehanna River in southern
Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...
. The tributary
Slotznick Run enters Spring Creek at Progress.
Spring Creek parallels the 2-mile stretch of the
Cameron Parkway section of the Capital Area Greenbelt in
South Harrisburg. Spring Creek joins the Susquehanna at Harrisburg, just near the confluence of the
Paxton Creek
Paxton Creek 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 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The Paxton Cree ...
. The historical Rutherford Springhouse was built over a Paxtang portion of the creek in the 1740s to protect the water from poisoning by the Native
Susquehannock Indians. Notably,
Paxtang Park was located along the creek's banks.
Tributaries
*Parkway Creek
*
Slotznick Run
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
*'' ...
References
Harrisburg Watersheds
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
Geography of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Susquehanna River
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Rivers of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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