Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary)

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Indian Creek
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
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Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Fayette
Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceShafer Run and Loyalhanna Creek divide
  locationabout 5 miles southeast of Kregar, Pennsylvania [1]
  coordinates 40°06′24″N079°13′38″W / 40.10667°N 79.22722°W / 40.10667; -79.22722 [2]
  elevation2,560 ft (780 m) [1]
Mouth Youghiogheny River
  location
Indian Creek, Pennsylvania [1]
  coordinates
39°58′05″N079°30′46″W / 39.96806°N 79.51278°W / 39.96806; -79.51278 Coordinates: 39°58′05″N079°30′46″W / 39.96806°N 79.51278°W / 39.96806; -79.51278 [2]
  elevation
945 ft (288 m) [2]
Length29.55 mi (47.56 km) [3]
Basin size124.88 square miles (323.4 km2) [4]
Discharge 
  location Youghiogheny River
  average228.94 cu ft/s (6.483 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River [4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southwest
River system Monongahela River
Tributaries 
  leftLittle Run
Camp Run
Roaring Run
Back Creek
Laurel Run
Mill Run
  rightChampion Creek
Wash Run
Poplar Run
Rasler Run
Richter Run
Tates Run
WaterbodiesMill Run Reservoir

Indian Creek is a 31.0-mile-long (49.9 km) [5] tributary of the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the United States. [6] [7]

Indian Creek drains the west slope of Laurel Hill in the Laurel Highlands and cuts a steep side canyon into the Youghiogheny Gorge to join the Youghiogheny River between Ohiopyle and Connellsville. [7]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Indian Creek Topo Map, Fayette County PA (South Connellsville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Indian Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Indian Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed August 15, 2011
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary)
  7. 1 2 Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN   0-9749692-0-6