Susquehanna Valley facts for kids

The Susquehanna Valley is a region of low-lying land that borders the Susquehanna River in the U.S. states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The valley consists of areas that lie along the main branch of the river, which flows from Upstate New York through Pennsylvania and Maryland into the Chesapeake Bay, as well as areas that lie along the shorter West Branch in Pennsylvania.
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Communities in the valley

Main Branch
Cities
- Oneonta, New York
- Binghamton, New York
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Sunbury, Pennsylvania
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- York, Pennsylvania
- Havre de Grace, Maryland
Counties
- Otsego County, New York
- Delaware County, New York
- Chenango County, New York
- Broome County, New York
- Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
- Tioga County, New York
- Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- Montour County, Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Snyder County, Pennsylvania
- Juniata County, Pennsylvania
- Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- York County, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Cecil County, Maryland
- Harford County, Maryland
West Branch
Cities
Counties
- Cambria County, Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
- Centre County, Pennsylvania
- Clinton County, Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Union County, Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
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The Susquehanna Watershed incorporates all the valley sidewalls within the Susquehanna Valley. It incorporates large areas of the southern tier counties of lower New York State, the majority of central Pennsylvania draining through the Susquehanna Gap through the rich alluvial plain of southcentral Pennsylvania above and past Lancaster and York County into upper Maryland to become the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay above Aberdeen, Maryland.