Buffalo Creek is a
tributary
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of the
Allegheny River
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in
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* Armstrong Creek (disambiguation), various places
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counties,
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in the
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Buffalo Creek joins the Allegheny River at the borough of
Freeport.
Tributaries
(Mouth at the Allegheny River)
*Little Buffalo Creek
**Sarver Run
*Pine Run
*Cornplanter Run
*Rough Run
**North Branch Rough Run
***Sarver Run
*Marrowbone Run
*Patterson Creek
**Long Run
*Little Buffalo Run
Cornplanter Run
Cornplanter Run is a stream located just 5.6 miles from Freeport in South Buffalo township. It was once known as Cornplanter's Run, named for Chief
Cornplanter
John Abeel III (born between 1732 and 1746–February 18, 1836), known as Gaiänt'wakê (''Gyantwachia'' – "the planter") or Kaiiontwa'kon (''Kaintwakon'' – "By What One Plants") in the Seneca language and thus generally known as Cornplante ...
whose people once resided near its mouth where they raised corn.
Political subdivisions
Buffalo Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, given in the order encountered traveling downstream.
*
Oakland Township, Butler County
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Clearfield Township, Butler County
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West Franklin Township, Armstrong County
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North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County
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South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County
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Buffalo Township, Butler County
*
Freeport
See also
*
Tributaries of the Allegheny River
The Tributaries of the Allegheny River drain western Pennsylvania and part of New York. The following table lists all the named tributaries of the Allegheny River. For each stream, the name, tributary number, coordinate and political subdivision of ...
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List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
*''E ...
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List of tributaries of the Allegheny River
This article contains a list of tributaries of the Allegheny River, a stream in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. (Mouth at the Ohio River)
New York Sources:
* Oswayo Creek (Portville, Cattaraugus Co., NY)
* Dodge Creek (Allega ...
References
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
– Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
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Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Allegheny River
Rivers of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Butler County, Pennsylvania