Mahoning Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40°58′26″N78°51′23″W / 40.9740°N 78.8565°W |
• elevation | 1,293 ft (394 m) |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°55′59″N79°27′42″W / 40.9330°N 79.4618°W |
• elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
Discharge | |
• location | Mahoning Creek Dam |
• average | 694 cu ft/s (19.7 m3/s) [1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Allegheny River |
Tributaries | |
• left | East Branch Mahoning Creek, Jackson Run, Canoe Creek, Dutch Run, Carr Run, Little Mahoning Creek, Glade Run, Camp Run, Cave Run, Scrubgrass Creek |
• right | Stump Creek, Rock Run, Graffius Run, Elk Run, Sawmill Run, Rose Run, Nicely Run, Perryville Run, Foundry Run, Steer Run, Hamilton Run, Sugarcamp Run, Foundry Run, Pine Run, Little Mudlick Creek, Cathcart Run, Hamilton Run |
Mahoning Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania in the United States. [2]
Portions of the Mahoning Creek watershed fall in Armstrong, Jefferson, and Indiana counties. The headwaters of Mahoning Creek are the East Branch Mahoning Creek and Stump Creek in Clearfield County. Mahoning Creek flows west through Pennsylvania and joins the Allegheny River just upstream of Templeton.
The creek can be divided into three sections:
The waterway is a popular destination for fly fishermen.
Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream,
East Branch Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream.
Little Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream.
Pine Run traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream,
Kiskiminetas Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,604 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 4,800 tabulated in 2010, making it the most populous township or borough in the county.
Madison Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 826 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 820 tabulated in 2010.
Mahoning Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,406 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 1,425 at the 2010 census.
Manor Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,190 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 4,227 tabulated in 2010.
Pine Township is a township that is located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 351 at the time of the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 412 that was tabulated in 2010.
Redbank Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 975 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 1,064 tabulated in 2010.
Wayne Township is a township that is located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Kiskiminetas River is a tributary of the Allegheny River, approximately 27 miles (43 km) long, in Western Pennsylvania in the United States. The region stretching from the northern side of Harmar Township, Pennsylvania to the Kiskiminetas towns is often referred to by the locals as the Alle-Kiski Valley after the rivers.
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North Fork Creek is a tributary of Redbank Creek in northwest Pennsylvania in the United States. It is formed by the confluence of Muddy Run and Williams Run in Polk Township, Jefferson County.
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Crooked Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in both Armstrong and Indiana counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Cowanshannock Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Armstrong and Indiana counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 137 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Armstrong County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 287 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Armstrong County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
The following table lists all the named streams that flow in Armstrong County. For each stream, the name, coordinate of the source, name of the stream it flows into, coordinate of the confluence, and political subdivision in which the confluence is located are given.