East Fork Sinnemahoning Creek at Wharton

Sinnemahoning Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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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 ...

of the

West Branch Susquehanna River The West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the two principal branches, along with the North Branch, of the Susquehanna River in the Northeastern United States. The North Branch, which rises in upstate New York, is generally regarded as the ex ...

in Cameron and Clinton counties,

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, in the

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.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. Sinnemahoning Creek (meaning "stony lick" in the

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) is formed by the confluence of the Bennett and

Driftwood Driftwood is a wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea, lake, or river by the action of winds, tides or waves. It is part of beach wrack. In some waterfront areas, driftwood is a major nuisance. However, the driftwood provides ...

branches at the borough of

. The tributary First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek joins downstream of Driftwood. Sinnemahoning Creek continues to join the West Branch Susquehanna River at the village of Keating.

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U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
* Rivers of Cameron County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Clinton County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Elk County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Potter County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the West Branch Susquehanna River {{Pennsylvania-river-stub

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