The Juniata River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 104 miles (167 km) long, in central Pennsylvania. 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 formed an early 18th-century frontier region in Pennsylvania and was the site of French-allied Native American attacks against English colonial settlements during the French and Indian War.
The Appalachian Trail crossing the mouth of the Juniata River. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith
The Juniata River by Lewistown, Pennsylvania
The Susquehanna River is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast. At 444 miles (715 km) long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the United States. By watershed area, it is the 16th-largest river in the United States, and also the longest river in the early 21st-century continental United States without commercial boat traffic.
Susquehanna River in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River at source, looking at Otsego Lake
Satellite photo of the river (upper left) where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay (center)
Looking upstream in Danville, Pennsylvania