Conestoga River

The Conestoga River, also referred to as Conestoga Creek, is a 61.6-mile-long tributary of the flowing through the center of , , United States.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Conestoga Creek”, “Conestogo Creek”, and “Conestogoe Creek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Safe Harbor Bridge and Safe Harbor Dam.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The also known as the Safe Harbor Trestle, Port Road Bridge and the Enola Low Grade Line Steel Trestle is a steel deck truss trestle that spans the Conestoga River at near the for the Port Road Branch and the former Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad along the .

Industrial building
Photo: Sturmovik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a concrete gravity dam, with an associated hydroelectric power station, on the lower . It is the most northerly and last of three Great Depression-era public electrification projects' hydroelectric dams, and was constructed between April 1, 1930, and December 7, 1931.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Safe Harbor and Pequea.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located within in , United States. The general location was an early staging area for Native American tribes traversing the from the settlements surrounding Conestoga and present day Manor Township.

Village
is an unincorporated community that is located in in , United States. It is situated where Route 324 ends at the , twelve miles south of . is situated 2½ miles south of Conestoga River.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in in , , United States. is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 324 and River Road, just east of the . is situated 3½ miles southeast of Conestoga River.

Conestoga River

Latitude
39.9251° or 39° 55′ 30″ north
Longitude
-76.38413° or 76° 23′ 3″ west
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
Open location code
87F5WJG8+28
Geo­Names ID
4557315
Wiki­data ID
Q5159535
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Conestoga River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Conestoga”
  • Cebuano: “Conestoga River”
  • Chinese: “科內斯托加河”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كونيستوجا”
  • German: “Conestoga River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Conestoga”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Conestoga Rewwer”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Kaneschtooge Grick”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Kaneschtooge Rewwer”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Conestoga”
  • Venetian: “Conestoga”
  • Welsh: “Afon Conestoga”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lockport and Shenks Ferry.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Indian Rock Island and Lake Clarke.

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