Cogley Island is an

alluvial Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. All ...

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in the Allegheny River in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County in the U.S. state of

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. The island is situated across from Ford City and Manorville boroughs. The elevation of Cogley Island is 768 feet above

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation charts
River islands of Pennsylvania Islands of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania Landforms of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania {{Pittsburgh-geo-stub