Paxton Creek facts for kids
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View of Paxton Creek from Maclay Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, near the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
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 Location of the mouth of Paxton Creek in Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
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| Main source | Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 1,220 ft (370 m) 40°21′29″N 76°48′9″W / 40.35806°N 76.80250°W |
| River mouth | Susquehanna River Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 292 ft (89 m) 40°14′35″N 76°51′50″W / 40.24306°N 76.86389°W |
| Length | 13.9 mi (22.4 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 27.4 sq mi (71 km2) |
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Paxton Creek is a 13.9-mile-long (22.4 km) tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The Paxton Creek watershed covers an area of 27.4 square miles (71 km2) and joins the Susquehanna River at South Harrisburg, Harrisburg.
The name Paxton, or Paxtang, is derived the Susquehannock term "Peshtank", meaning "where the waters stand" or "the place of springs". It is born from two branches on the southern slopes of Blue Mountain to form the main stem in Lower Paxton Township. It then forms Wildwood Lake in Susquehanna Township, then becoming a concrete channel downstream at Harrisburg to mitigate urban runoff and flooding.
Tributaries
- Asylum Run
- Black Run
Images for kids
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Paxton Creek flowing under U.S. Route 22 in Wildwood Park
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