Sandy Creek (Allegheny River tributary)

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Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Venango, Mercer and Crawford counties in Pennsylvania in the United States.

Sandy Creek is 41.0 miles (66.0 km) long, flows southeast 24 miles (39 km), then east 16 miles (26 km), and its watershed is 161 square miles (417 km2) in area. [1]

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References

  1. Shaw, Lewis C. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams Part II (Water Resources Bulletin No. 16). Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey (1st ed.). Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources (no ISBN).

Coordinates: 41°21′43″N79°55′01″W / 41.36186°N 79.91688°W / 41.36186; -79.91688