Tionesta Creek

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Tionesta Creek
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The Tionesta Creek, deep in the Allegheny National Forest.
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Location of the mouth of Tionesta Creek in Pennsylvania
Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
Counties Warren, McKean, Elk, Clarion, Forest
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Sheffield, Warren County, Pennsylvania
  coordinates 41°40′36″N79°2′4″W / 41.67667°N 79.03444°W / 41.67667; -79.03444 [1]
  elevation1,925 ft (587 m) [2]
Mouth Allegheny River
  location
Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°29′15″N79°27′24″W / 41.48750°N 79.45667°W / 41.48750; -79.45667 Coordinates: 41°29′15″N79°27′24″W / 41.48750°N 79.45667°W / 41.48750; -79.45667 [1]
  elevation
1,046 ft (319 m) [2]
Length61.9 mi (99.6 km) [2]
Basin size480 sq mi (1,200 km2) [2]
Discharge 
  location Tionesta Creek Dam
  average906 cu ft/s (25.7 m3/s) [3]
Basin features
Progression Allegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River system Allegheny River
Tributaries 
  leftMead Run, Thad Shanty Run, Watsontown Run, Rocky Run, Hastings Run, Wildcat Run, Blood Run, Logan Run, Phelps Run, Panther Run, Salmon Creek, Carpenter Run, Lamentation Run, Bear Creek, Little Coon Creek, Coon Creek, Piney Run, Johns Run
  rightRock Run, Duck Eddy Run, Pell Run, Messenger Run, Bush Creek, Martin Run, Reagan Run, Upper Sheriff Run, Fools Creek, Minister Run, Porcupine Run, Bobbs Creek, Little Minister Creek, Fork Run, Church Run, Ross Run, Jakes Run, Jug Handle Run, Sugar Run, Little Piney Run, Peters Run

Tionesta Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Forest, Clarion, Warren, McKean, and Elk Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. Together with its West Branch, Tionesta Creek is 61.9 miles (99.6 km) long, flows generally south, and its watershed is 480 square miles (1,243 km2) in area.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tionesta Creek". Geographic Names Information System. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Shaw, L. C.; W. F. Busch (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, Part II. Water Resources Bulletin. Vol. 16. Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters. p. 267. OCLC   17150333.
  3. "USGS Surface Water data for Pennsylvania: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".