Crooked Creek is a

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) 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 ...

of the

Allegheny River The Allegheny River ( ) is a long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York. The Allegheny River runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border northwesterly into ...

in both

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and

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counties in the

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. Several

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s span the stream and its tributaries in Indiana County. The Thomas Covered Bridge crosses Crooked Creek in Armstrong Township. ''Note:'' This includes The Harmon's Covered Bridge crosses the South Branch Plum Creek and the Trusal Covered Bridge crosses Plum Creek, tributaries of Crooked Creek, in Washington Township. ''Note:'' This includes and

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Crooked Creek joins the Allegheny River in both

Bethel Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite sanct ...

and Manor townships.

Tributaries

(Mouth at the Allegheny River) *Campbell Run *Elbow Run *Horney Camp Run *Coal Bank Run *Beers Run *Pine Run *Cherry Run **North Branch Cherry Run *Fagley Run **Long Run *Sugar Run *Lindsay Run *Craig Run *Gobblers Run *Plum Creek **Dutch Run **Cessna Run **South Branch ***Mudlick Run ***Sugarcamp Run ***Reddings Run ***Leisure Run ***Goose Run **North Branch *Walker Run *Anthony Run *Curry Run **Cheese Run *Mitchell Run *Dark Hollow Run *Fulton Run *McKee Run *Twomile Run *Pine Run *Brush Run *Rayne Run

Political subdivisions

Crooked Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, named in order they are first encountered traveling downstream: * Rayne Township, Indiana County * Washington Township, Indiana County * Creekside * White Township, Indiana County * Armstrong Township, Indiana County * Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County * South Bend Township, Armstrong County * Burrell Township, Armstrong County * Bethel Township, Armstrong County * Kittanning Township, Armstrong County * Manor Township, Armstrong County

References

External links

U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stationsCrooked Creek Watershed Association
{{authority control Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Allegheny River Rivers of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Indiana County, Pennsylvania

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