Codorus Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed August 8, 2011

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of the

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in York County,

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in the

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.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004.

Course

Codorus Creek ( Native American for "rapid water") rises on Beecher Hill in Manheim Township, just north of the Pennsylvania-Maryland line and the town of Lineboro, Maryland. The initial stretch of the stream, sometimes known as the West Branch, flows northwest to Menges Mills, then turns northeast and flows past Spring Grove and New Salem to a junction with the South Branch approximately upstream of the

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crossing. The Army Corps of Engineers

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, a flood control project, is located approximately upstream of the confluence with the South Branch. Codorus Creek then flows for to join the

near the community of Saginaw, passing through the center of the city of

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along the way. Efforts are underway to create the Codorus Creek water trail. Trails are planned for the main branch from Indian Rock to near the confluence with the Susquehanna and the South and West branches.

Bridges

Bridge 182+42 and Bridge 634 built by the

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cross Codorus Creek in Shrewsbury Township. ''Note:'' This includes and

South Branch Codorus Creek

The South Branch joins the main stem (or "West Branch") approximately upstream of the

crossing, to form Codorus Creek. The source of the South Branch is in the borough of New Freedom, north of the Maryland line, and the stream flows northwards to its junction with the main stem. The tributary East Branch Codorus Creek is impounded to create

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and Lake Redman, part of the

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for the city of

. The tributary Centerville Creek enters the South Branch above Glen Rock. The South Road Bridge, Northern Central Railway crosses the South Branch Codorus Creek in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania. ''Note:'' This includes

Watershed association

The Codorus Creek Watershed Association (CCWA) is a non-profit, all volunteer watershed organization dedicated to preserving and restoring the entire Codorus Creek watershed for today's generation and for generations to come. CCWA is actively (2011) involved in restoration activities at local tributary called Oil Creek near

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, and was recently awarded grant funding for another local tributary, Barshinger Creek, near Red Lion. Additional grants are pending final approval (April 2011) for two additional locations in the watershed.

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