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

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

Conodoguinet Creek Conodoguinet Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in South central Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The name is Native American, and means "A Long Way with Many Bends". Cono ...

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in the

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. Located near

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...

, its length between

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and Conodoguinet Creek is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River. It is a well-known

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stream where anglers fish for

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. Located along its banks are LeTort Park, owned by the Borough of Carlisle, and the LeTort Spring Run Nature Trail. It is named for the French-Canadian fur trader

James Le Tort James Le Tort (often spelled James Letort, c. 1675 – c. 1742) was a Pennsylvania fur trader and a ''coureur des bois'' active in the early 18th century. He established trading posts at several remote Native American communities in Pennsylvania ...

, who built a cabin in the area about 1720.''Charter and ordinances of the borough of Carlisle,'' Carlisle, printed at ''the Herald'' office, 1841
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Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers website
Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Susquehanna River Rivers of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers of Pennsylvania Protected areas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub

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