Juniata River

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The Juniata River is a significant waterway in central Pennsylvania that drains a large rural watershed before joining the Susquehanna River.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Juniata River canonical 4
Juniata River valley 1
Little Juniata River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinSize approximately 3,400 square miles
confluenceLocation near Duncannon, Pennsylvania
country United States
crossedBy multiple highway bridges
multiple railroad bridges
drains rural watershed in central Pennsylvania
flowsDirection generally eastward
flowsThrough Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Perry County, Pennsylvania
formedByConfluenceOf Frankstown Branch Juniata River
Little Juniata River
linked to: Juniata River
hasDam Raystown Dam
hasMajorTributary Cocolamus Creek
Frankstown Branch Juniata River
Little Juniata River
Raystown Branch Juniata River
Tuscarora Creek
hasReputationFor scenic rural landscapes
hasStructure Raystown Lake
hasWatershedLandUse forested
predominantly agricultural
historicallyAssociatedWith Pennsylvania Canal system
historicallyUsedFor transportation
length approximately 104 miles
locatedIn Pennsylvania
locatedInRegion central Pennsylvania
mouthLocation Susquehanna River
mouthNear Duncannon, Pennsylvania
partOf Chesapeake Bay watershed
linked to: Chesapeake Bay
passesNear Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Mifflintown, Pennsylvania
Newport, Pennsylvania
passesThrough Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
regionType Appalachian region
riverSystem Susquehanna River basin
linked to: Susquehanna River
sourceRegion Allegheny Mountains
state Pennsylvania
tributaryOf Susquehanna River
usedFor boating
canoeing
fishing
kayaking
recreation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Susquehanna River majorTributary Juniata River
Hurricane Agnes (1972) impactedRiver Juniata River
subject linked to: Hurricane Agnes 1972
Central Pennsylvania contains Juniata River
Bedford County contains Raystown Branch Juniata River
linked to: Juniata River
Perry County, Pennsylvania hasRiver Juniata River
Pennsylvania frontier includedRegion Juniata River valley
linked to: Juniata River
Juniata River formedByConfluenceOf Little Juniata River
linked to: Juniata River