Pine Creek (Allegheny River tributary)

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Pine Creek

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Bridge in Shaler Township that carries Burchfield Road over Pine Creek
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source 40°38′21″N80°04′21″W / 40.6392337°N 80.0725582°W / 40.6392337; -80.0725582
River mouth 712 ft (217 m)
40°29′21″N79°57′04″W / 40.4892355°N 79.9511633°W / 40.4892355; -79.9511633 Coordinates: 40°29′21″N79°57′04″W / 40.4892355°N 79.9511633°W / 40.4892355; -79.9511633
Basin features
River system Allegheny River

Pine Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River located in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

Allegheny River river in western Pennsylvania and New York, United States

The Allegheny River is a 325-mile (523 km) long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York, United States. The Allegheny River runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border northwesterly into New York then in a zigzag southwesterly across the border and through Western Pennsylvania to join the Monongahela River at the Forks of the Ohio on the "Point" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny River is, by volume, the main headstream of both the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Historically, the Allegheny was considered to be the upper Ohio River by both Native Americans and European settlers.

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

Allegheny County is a county in the southwest of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2017 the population was 1,223,048, making it the state's second-most populous county, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh. Allegheny County is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and in the Pittsburgh Designated Market Area.

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Course

Pine Creek joins the Allegheny River at the borough of Etna.

Etna, Pennsylvania Borough in Pennsylvania, United States

Etna is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, along the Allegheny River, opposite Pittsburgh. Etna was named after the volcano Mount Etna, an allusion to blast furnaces, steel mills, galvanized-pipe works, and other manufacturers located there. In 1900, 5,384 people lived in Etna. In 1910, 5,830 lived there, and in 1940, 7,223 lived there. The population was 3,451 at the 2010 census.

Tributaries

(Mouth at the Allegheny River)

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References

  1. ↑ "Pine Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2010-09-02.
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