Raystown Branch Juniata River

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Raystown Branch Juniata River
Tributary to Juniata River
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Raystown Lake Dam on the Raystown Branch Juniata River
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Location of the mouth of Raystown Branch Juniata River
Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
Counties Huntingdon County
Bedford County
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Raystown Branch and Wills Creek
 • locationabout 1 mile east of Macdonaldton, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates 39°54′57″N078°53′00″W / 39.91583°N 78.88333°W / 39.91583; -78.88333 [1]
 • elevation2,720 ft (830 m)
Mouth Juniata River
 • location
Ardenheim, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
 40°27′17″N077°58′39″W / 40.45472°N 77.97750°W / 40.45472; -77.97750 [1]
 • elevation
600 ft (180 m)
Length62.14 mi (100.00 km) [2]
Basin size961.96 square miles (2,491.5 km2)
Discharge 
 • location Ardenheim, Pennsylvania
 • average1,233.99 cu ft/s (34.943 m3/s) at mouth with Juniata River [3]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally north
River system Juniata River
Tributaries 
 • leftBreastwork Run
Shawnee Branch
Dunning Creek
Pipers Run
Yellow Creek
Dry Run
Ravers Run
Sugar Camp Run
Shy Beaver Creek
Coffee Run
James Creek
Hawns Run
 • rightWambaugh Run
Cove Creek
Brush Creek
Tub Mill Run
French Run
Kimber Run
Six Mile Run
Shoup Run
Tatman Run
Great Trough Creek
WaterbodiesRaystown Lake

The Raystown Branch Juniata River is the largest and longest tributary of the Juniata River in south-central Pennsylvania in the United States. [4]

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The Raystown Branch Juniata River begins along the Allegheny Front in Somerset County and flows 123 miles (198 km) to the confluence with the Juniata River near Huntingdon. [5] It passes through the boroughs of Bedford and Everett along its course.

Approximately 5.4 miles (8.7 km) upstream of the mouth, the United States Army Corps of Engineers Raystown Dam forms Raystown Lake, the largest lake in Pennsylvania. [4]

Bridges

Tributaries

(Heading downstream)

See also

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The New Baltimore Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Township Route 812 crosses the Raystown Branch Juniata River on the bridge. The Queenpost truss bridge was built in 1879 and is 86 feet 6 inches (26.37 m) in length and 12 feet (3.7 m) wide. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.

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The Diehls Covered Bridge, also known as Turner's Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Harrison Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It is a 88.3-foot-long (26.9 m), Burr Truss bridge with a shallow gable roof, constructed in 1892. It crosses the Raystown Branch Juniata River. It is one of 15 historic covered bridges in Bedford County.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corbin Bridge</span> United States historic place

Corbin Bridge, also known as Huntingdon County Bridge No. 20, is a historic suspension bridge spanning the Raystown Branch Juniata River and located at Juniata Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Reading Steel Products Inc. in 1937. It measures 322-foot-long (98 m) and has a 12.5-foot-wide (3.8 m) deck. It is the only road suspension bridge in Huntingdon County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown Branch</span> United States historic place

The Pennsylvania Canal Guard Lock and Feeder Dam, Raystown Branch, also known as the Raystown Branch Feeder Canal, is an historic, American canal structure that is located in Henderson Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The property includes the remains of a guard lock and feeder dam.

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Raystown Branch Juniata River". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Raystown Branch Juniata River Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN   0-9749692-0-6
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011
  6. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Diehls Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  7. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes J. Dain Davis (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Snake Spring Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  8. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (September 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Corbin Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.
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