Have you seen the Virtual Tour of Paxton Creek produced by students at Harrisburg University?
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Thanks to Harrisburg University Earth Systems Science Professor Michael Meyer and his students for an extraordinary tour from Paxton Creek’s headwaters to is farthest discharge point in the Susquehanna River north of Steelton.
Link:Paxton Creek Tour
This is a screenshot from the Virtual Tour showing the Morning Glory Spillway situated on the south side of Wildwood Lake. It was constructed in 1908 and controls water from Paxton Creek as in flows southward from Wildwood Lake through the City of Harrisburg. As the water level rises at the Morning Glory Spillway, stormwater flow can be directed to a spillway at the northern end of Wildwood Lake. This northern spillway discharges water directly to the Susquehanna River.
Not all of Paxton Creek is discharged to the River at Wildwood Lake. Up to 300 cubic feet of water is allowed to flow from the Morning Glory Spillway into Paxton Creek. Paxton Creek flows south through the City, essentially paralleling Cameron Street. The Creek finally discharges, completely, into the Susquehanna River north of Steelton.