Juniata River
The Juniata River (/ˈdʒuːniˌɑːtə/) (pronounced joo-nee-ah-tah ) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 104 miles (167 km) long, in central Pennsylvania. The river is considered scenic along much of its route, having a broad and shallow course passing through several mountain ridges and steeply lined water gaps. It formed an early 18th-century frontier region in Pennsylvania and was the site of French-allied Native American attacks against English colonial settlements during the French and Indian War.
| Juniata River | |
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The Appalachian Trail crossing the mouth of the Juniata River. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith | |
Juniata River watershed and tributaries | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Dauphin, Perry, Juniata, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Bedford, Somerset |
| Cities | Duncannon, Newport, Millerstown, Thompsontown, Port Royal, Mifflintown, Lewistown, Mount Union, Huntingdon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Frankstown Branch |
| • location | Blair County, Pennsylvania, US |
| 2nd source | Little Juniata River |
| • location | Pennsylvania, US |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Petersburg, Pennsylvania, US |
| • coordinates | 40°33′39″N 78°04′06″W |
| • elevation | 660 ft (200 m) |
| Mouth | Susquehanna River |
• location | Duncannon, Perry County, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, US |
• coordinates | 40°24′05″N 77°00′48″W |
• elevation | 330 ft (100 m) |
| Length | 104 mi (167 km) |
| Basin size | 3,400 sq mi (8,800 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Newport |
| • average | 4,476 cu ft/s (126.7 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 636 cu ft/s (18.0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 209,000 cu ft/s (5,900 m3/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mapleton Depot |
| • average | 2,724 cu ft/s (77.1 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Standing Stone Creek, Kishacoquillas Creek |
| • right | Raystown Branch, Aughwick Creek, Tuscarora Creek |
The watershed of the river encompasses an area of approximately 3,400 square miles (8,800 km2), approximately one-eighth of the drainage area of the Susquehanna. Approximately two-thirds of the watershed is forested. It is the second largest tributary of the Susquehanna after the West Branch Susquehanna.