Susquehanna River

The Susquehanna River flows from New York through Pennsylvania and into Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is one of the largest rivers on the eastern United States coast.

Chesapeake Bay: An estuary on the Atlantic coast of the United States, bordered by Maryland and Virginia. The Susquehanna empties into the bay, supplying much of its freshwater and sediment.
Susquehanna River flood of 1972: A major flood in the Susquehanna basin caused by the remnants of Hurricane Agnes in June 1972. The flood demonstrates how intense rainfall across the basin can overwhelm communities along the river.
Susquehannock: An Indigenous people whose historic homeland included the lower Susquehanna River valley. Their name is closely associated with the river and its valley.
Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies: A regional partnership supporting research and education about the Susquehanna River watershed. It coordinates scientific study of ecological conditions across the river’s central basin.
Chesapeake Bay Program: A regional partnership coordinating restoration of Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Its nutrient and sediment goals include pollution carried downstream by the Susquehanna.
Susquehanna River basin: The land area drained by the Susquehanna River and its tributaries. The basin defines the river’s full reach across New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
Hurricane Agnes: A 1972 tropical cyclone whose remnants caused catastrophic flooding in the northeastern United States. Its heavy rain produced the Susquehanna River’s record flood of June 1972.
Susquehanna Company: A land company formed by Connecticut settlers to claim and promote settlement in the Wyoming Valley. Its claims helped drive conflict over land along the river in the eighteenth century.
Three Mile Island accident: A 1979 partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The reactor site stands on an island in the Susquehanna River.
American shad: A migratory fish native to the Atlantic coast of North America that returns to rivers to spawn. Dams on the Susquehanna obstructed its historic spawning migration.

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Delaware RiverCompared with: It drains the western side of the region into a different Atlantic estuary.