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Octoraro Creek

Protected areas of Cecil County, MarylandProtected areas of Chester County, PennsylvaniaProtected areas of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaRivers of Cecil County, MarylandRivers of Chester County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaRivers of MarylandRivers of PennsylvaniaScenic Rivers of PennsylvaniaTributaries of the Susquehanna River
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Octoraro Creek is a 22.1-mile-long (35.6 km) tributary of the Susquehanna River, joining it 9 miles (14 km) above the Susquehanna's mouth at Chesapeake Bay. The Octoraro rises as an East and West Branch in Pennsylvania. The East Branch and Octoraro Creek form the southern half of the border between Lancaster and Chester counties until the creek crosses the Mason-Dixon line. It winds through northwestern Cecil County, Maryland before joining the Susquehanna. Each of the branches is less than 20 miles (32 km) long. The entire creek drains 208 square miles (540 km2) of watershed. Octoraro Creek was designated a Pennsylvania Scenic River by Legislative Act 1983-43, managed by the Octoraro Creek Watershed Association. A brick tunnel leading to Octoraro Creek was built by Charles Spotts and used by slaves travelling the Underground Railway through Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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Octoraro Creek Trail
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