Raystown Branch Juniata River

Raystown Branch Juniata River

The Raystown Branch Juniata River is the largest and longest tributary of the Juniata River in south west/south central Pennsylvania in the United States.

The Raystown Branch Juniata River is born along the Allegheny Front of Bedford County and flows approximately convert|118|mi|km|0 to the confluence with the Juniata River near Huntingdon.

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.

Tributaries

(Heading downstream)
*Breastwork Run
*Dunning Creek
*Bloody Run (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
*Brush Creek
*Yellow Creek
*Trough Creek

ee also

*List of Pennsylvania rivers
*Shawnee State Park (Pennsylvania)
*Warriors Path State Park
*Trough Creek State Park

References

*Gertler, Edward. "Keystone Canoeing", Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6

External links

* [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/current/?type=flow U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations]


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