Spring Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed August 8, 2011 tributary
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of the
Susquehanna River
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in
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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, in the
United States
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.
Spring Creek rises in
Lower Paxton Township, flowing through adjacent areas such as
Paxtang,
Oakleigh,
Progress
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,
Lawnton, and
Colonial Park. The stream flows in a westerly direction, eventually joining the Susquehanna River in southern
Harrisburg
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. The tributary
Slotznick Run enters Spring Creek at Progress.
Spring Creek parallels the 2-mile stretch of the Cameron Parkway section of the
Capital Area Greenbelt
The Capital Area Greenbelt is a looping trail located in the area of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This 20-mile loop around Pennsylvania's capital city provides visitors and tourists with opportunities to hike, ride bicycles, skate, jog, fish, walk t ...
in
South Harrisburg and the
Paxtang Parkway in Paxtang. Spring Creek joins the Susquehanna at Harrisburg, just near the confluence of the
Paxton Creek
Paxton Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The Paxton Cre ...
. The historical Rutherford Springhouse was built over a Paxtang portion of the creek in the 1740s to store perishable foods.
Paxtang Park is located along the creek's banks.
Tributaries
*Parkway Creek (also called Paxtang Tributary)
*
Slotznick Run
See also
*
List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
*''E ...
References
Harrisburg Watersheds
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
Geography of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Susquehanna River
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Rivers of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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