Floating The
Wild, Wonderful
West Branch
The West Branch is one of the main branches of the Susquehanna River in north
central Pennsylvania. The West Branch, which is 160 miles long is entirely within
the state of Pennsylvania, draining a large mountainous area within the western
part of the state. Along most of its course it meanders along mountain ridges and
through water gaps, forming a large zigzag arc throughout central Pennsylvania
around the north end of the Allegheny Ridge. The West Branch rises on the west
side of the Alleghenies in northwestern Cambria County, then flows north past a
little village called Cherry Tree, into southern Clearfield County. Near Mahaffey it
turns northeast and flows past Clearfield .
central Pennsylvania. The West Branch, which is 160 miles long is entirely within
the state of Pennsylvania, draining a large mountainous area within the western
part of the state. Along most of its course it meanders along mountain ridges and
through water gaps, forming a large zigzag arc throughout central Pennsylvania
around the north end of the Allegheny Ridge. The West Branch rises on the west
side of the Alleghenies in northwestern Cambria County, then flows north past a
little village called Cherry Tree, into southern Clearfield County. Near Mahaffey it
turns northeast and flows past Clearfield .
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