Pucketa Creek

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Pucketa Creek
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source 40°28′36″N79°37′00″W / 40.4767338°N 79.6167107°W / 40.4767338; -79.6167107
River mouth 738 ft (225 m)
40°33′01″N79°45′45″W / 40.5503451°N 79.7625479°W / 40.5503451; -79.7625479 Coordinates: 40°33′01″N79°45′45″W / 40.5503451°N 79.7625479°W / 40.5503451; -79.7625479
Basin features
River system Allegheny River
Tributaries

Pucketa Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River located in both Allegheny and Westmoreland counties 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

Pucketa Creek joins the Allegheny River where the creek forms the boundary between both the city of Lower Burrell and the borough of Plum.

Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania City in Pennsylvania, United States

Lower Burrell is a city in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located approximately 18 miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh, it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 11,761 at the 2010 census.

Plum, Pennsylvania Borough in Pennsylvania, United States

Plum is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it is located northeast of the city of Pittsburgh, in what is commonly referred to as the East Hills suburbs. The population was 27,126 at the 2010 census.

Tributaries

The Little Pucketa Creek joins Pucketa Creek at Lower Burrell. [2]

Little Pucketa Creek is a tributary of Pucketa Creek and a sub-tributary of the Allegheny River located in both Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Pucketa Creek". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  2. ↑ "Little Pucketa Creek". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
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