Wiconisco Creek is a 42.5 miles (68.4 km) tributary

Tributary

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 of the Susquehanna River

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 in Dauphin County

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, Pennsylvania

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, in the United States

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Wiconisco Creek (Lenape

Lenape language

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 for "wet and dirty camp") rises in western Schuylkill County

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

-Notable people:*Boxing heavyweight great Muhammad Ali had his training camp in Deer Lake.*Charles Justin Bailey, commanding general of the 81st Division in World War I, was born in Tamaqua on June 21, 1859....

 on Broad Mountain and drops quickly to the west into the valley at the foot of the mountain, where it passes Tower City

Tower City, Pennsylvania

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. Entering Dauphin County, the creek continues west through a narrow valley between Big Lick Mountain to the north and Berry Mountain to the south, passing through Williamstown

Williamstown, Pennsylvania

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 and Lykens

Lykens, Pennsylvania

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. The valley widens considerably as it proceeds to the west, with the end of Short Mountain to the north, and the creek begins to describe a series of bends, passing to the north of Elizabethville

Elizabethville, Pennsylvania

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, and reaching the Susquehanna River at Millersburg

Millersburg, Pennsylvania

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. The Henniger Farm Covered Bridge

Henniger Farm Covered Bridge

Henniger Farm Covered Bridge, also known as Dauphin County Bridge No. 43, is a historic covered bridge spanning Wiconisco Creek in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1850, and is a single-span bridge with an overall length of 72 feet. The deck has a width of 16...

 crosses Wiconisco Creek in Washington Township, Pennsylvania

Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

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Tributaries

• Little Wiconisco Creek
• Canoe Gap Run
• Big Run
• Rattling Creek