Conowingo Creek
Conowingo Creek is a 20.2-mile-long tributary of the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Cecil County, Maryland. The name of the creek comes from the Lenape, meaning "at the rapids".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: stream in Maryland, United States of America
- Also known as: “Canoonawengh Creek”, “Conewago Creek”, “Conewanga Creek”, and “Conewingo Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Conowingo Dam.
Conowingo Dam
Dam
Photo: NortyNort, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Conowingo Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in the lower Susquehanna River near the town of Conowingo, Maryland. The medium-height, masonry gravity dam is one of the largest non-federal hydroelectric dams in the U.S, and the largest dam in the state of Maryland. Conowingo Dam is situated 2 miles southeast of Conowingo Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castleton and Oakwood.
Castleton
Hamlet
Castleton is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States.
Oakwood
Hamlet
Oakwood is an unincorporated community, in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It lies at an elevation of 371 feet.
Berkley
Hamlet
Berkley is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Rigbie House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Berkley is situated 1½ miles southwest of Conowingo Creek.
Conowingo Creek
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cecil County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Conowingo Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Conowingo Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Conowingo Creek”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mount Zoar and Pilot.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Conowingo Bridge and Glen Cove.
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