Little Aughwick Creek
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Little Aughwick Creek is a 10.8 miles (17.4 km) tributary
of Aughwick Creek
in Fulton
and Huntingdon
counties, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
. Via Aughwick Creek and the Juniata River
, it is a tributary of the Susquehanna River
, flowing to Chesapeake Bay
and the Atlantic Ocean
.
Little Aughwick Creek joins with Sideling Hill Creek
near the community of Maddensville to form Aughwick Creek
.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of Aughwick Creek
Aughwick Creek
Aughwick Creek is a tributary of the Juniata River in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Aughwick Creek, born from the confluence of Little Aughwick Creek and Sideling Hill Creek near the community of Maddensville, joins the Juniata River a few miles below Mount...
in Fulton
Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 14,845.Fulton County was created on April 19, 1850, from part of Bedford County and named for inventor Robert Fulton.Its county seat is McConnellsburg....
and Huntingdon
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 45,913.Huntingdon County was created on September 20, 1787, from part of Bedford County. Its county seat is Huntingdon.-Geography:According to the U.S...
counties, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Via Aughwick Creek and the Juniata River
Juniata River
The Juniata River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long, in central Pennsylvania in the United States. The river is considered scenic along much of its route, having a broad and shallow course passing through several mountain ridges and steeply-lined water gaps...
, it is a tributary of the Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River is a river located in the northeastern United States. At long, it is the longest river on the American east coast that drains into the Atlantic Ocean, and with its watershed it is the 16th largest river in the United States, and the longest river in the continental United...
, flowing to Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
and the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
.
Little Aughwick Creek joins with Sideling Hill Creek
Sideling Hill Creek (Aughwick Creek)
Sideling Hill Creek is a tributary of Aughwick Creek in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Via Aughwick Creek and the Juniata River, it is part of the Susquehanna River watershed....
near the community of Maddensville to form Aughwick Creek
Aughwick Creek
Aughwick Creek is a tributary of the Juniata River in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.Aughwick Creek, born from the confluence of Little Aughwick Creek and Sideling Hill Creek near the community of Maddensville, joins the Juniata River a few miles below Mount...
.