Juniata River

river, Pennsylvania, United States

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The Juniata River is a river in south-central Pennsylvania, United States. It flows east for approximately 150 miles (241 kilometers) before emptying into the Susquehanna River. The river's name comes from an Iroquoian word meaning "people of the standing rock". The Juniata River plays a role in the geography of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, which is located between several mountain ranges and is a primarily rural area with agriculture and manufacturing as its economic base.12

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Susquehanna River
…Branch of the Susquehanna, and Juniata rivers) drain an area of 27,570 square miles (71,410 square km). Though the river itself never served as an important waterway because of rapids and other obstructions, its valley was significant as a land route to the Ohio River system and later as a…
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…Branch of the Susquehanna, and Juniata rivers) drain an area of 27,570 square miles (71,410 square km). Though the river itself never served as an important waterway because of rapids and other obstructions, its valley was significant as a land route to the Ohio River system and later as a…
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