Lackawanna River

river, Pennsylvania, United States

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The Lackawanna River is a river in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States. It bisects Lackawanna county, flowing southwest and bordered by the Moosic Mountains to the southeast. The name "Lackawanna" originates from a Delaware Indian word meaning "the stream that forks". The river is also mentioned as a waterway in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, where it forms the west branch.12

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Susquehanna River
…tributaries (which include the Chemung, Lackawanna, West 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…
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…tributaries (which include the Chemung, Lackawanna, West 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…
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