Juniata River

Juniata River
The Appalachian Trail crossing the mouth of the Juniata River. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith
Juniata River watershed and tributaries
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Dauphin, Perry, Juniata, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Bedford, Somerset
Cities	Duncannon, Newport, Millerstown, Thompsontown, Port Royal, Mifflintown, Lewistown, Mount Union, Huntingdon
Physical characteristics
Source	Frankstown Branch
• location	Blair County, Pennsylvania, US
2nd source	Little Juniata River
• location	Pennsylvania, US
Source confluence
• location	Petersburg, Pennsylvania, US
• coordinates	40°33′39″N 78°04′06″W / 40.56083°N 78.06833°W / 40.56083; -78.06833
• elevation	660 ft (200 m)
Mouth	Susquehanna River
• location	Duncannon, Perry County, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, US
• coordinates	40°24′05″N 77°00′48″W / 40.40139°N 77.01333°W / 40.40139; -77.01333
• elevation	330 ft (100 m)
Length	104 mi (167 km)
Basin size	3,400 sq mi (8,800 km2)
Discharge
• location	Newport
• average	4,476 cu ft/s (126.7 m3/s)
• minimum	636 cu ft/s (18.0 m3/s)
• maximum	209,000 cu ft/s (5,900 m3/s)
Discharge
• location	Mapleton Depot
• average	2,724 cu ft/s (77.1 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Standing Stone Creek, Kishacoquillas Creek
• right	Raystown Branch, Aughwick Creek, Tuscarora Creek

The Juniata River (/ˌdʒuːniˈætə/)^[1] is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 104 miles (167 km) long,^[2] 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 watershed of the river encompasses an area of approximately 3,400 square miles (8,800 km²), approximately one-eighth of the drainage area of the Susquehanna. Approximately two-thirds of the watershed is forested. It is the second largest tributary of the Susquehanna after the West Branch Susquehanna.