Juniata River



Juniata River

Introduction

Juniata, means Standing Stone, years back there are large standing stone where now the town of Huntingdon now is situate. The stone was reported to be 14.5 feet tall which is 4.4 m, it was also said that the stone was craved with the history of Juniata tribe. When the Juniata tribe left in 1754, the stone also disappeared. It was then people were of the opinion that the tribe took it away with them, and contained carvings recording the history of the local Juniata Tribe. It disappeared in 1754, when the tribe left; tradition says they took it with them. It was later said that another tribe came and settled at the same place. They too had the stone carved with the history about their tribe, and this Juniata River originally generates from that source.

Discussion

The coastlines and waters are one of the best habitats for birds, mammals, amphibians, fishes, wood ducks, geese, raccoon, king fishers, frogs, deer, turtles mallards, mink etc. not only this environment and surroundings of the Juniata river are rich in natural resources and are generally densely populated. The soils are rich and fertile and therefore, nearly anything grows there.

The Geographic, Geological, Types of habitat, diversifies areas, minerals that are not only a part of Juniata River watershed but also enhances or enhances it beauty, some of which are discussed under:

Geography

Juniata River Valley is rich in natural resources, cultural resources, treasure of beautiful sightseeing and recreational places it offers a multitude source of offerings to people, together, these resources offer massive amount of mode to enjoy and explore the river and its valley. The rich cultural heritage leanings and its intrinsic qualities make the Juniata River a more place. Geology The Basin of Juniata River stretch outs within the province of Valley physiographic Appalachian Ridge. This province comprises of discontinuous valleys and ridges usually slanting in a north-east to south-west trend. Rocks generally found in the Juanita River's basin are carbonate rock having various layers of lime stone, at times sandstone and even shale, as well as sedimentary silicate. All these rock forms are varying from Ordovician all the way through Pennsylvanian time periods. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) researched that, the underlying bedrock consist of 13% carbonate rocks were as 85 % consists of siliclastic. The Juniata River basin comprises of two soil groups mainly. There are two types of sedimentary rocks, carbonated and noncarbonated. Non-carbonate Sedimentary rocks can be categorized as a parent material, whereas the second can be related to carbonated sedimentary rocks of parent material. There are abundant mineral resources in the basin of river Juniata. The main area of coal situated in the watershed is situated between Bedford, Fulton and Huntingdon Counties, which is the Broad top region. Nearly all the watercourses, that stream from the Broad Top Plateau in due coursework into the Rays town Branch situated in Juniata. Semi-bituminous coal used to take birth 286 to 320 million years ago, during the reign of Pennsylvanian ...