Mahoning Creek is a

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of the

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in the

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Course

Portions of the Mahoning Creek watershed fall in

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counties. The headwaters of Mahoning Creek are the East Branch Mahoning Creek and Stump Creek in

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. Mahoning Creek flows west through Pennsylvania and joins the Allegheny River just upstream of Templeton. The creek can be divided into three sections: * Upper Mahoning Creek, from the headwaters to Mahoning Creek Lake * Mahoning Creek Lake, formed by Mahoning Creek Dam * (Lower) Mahoning Creek, from the dam to the Allegheny River The waterway is a popular destination for fly fishermen.

Tributaries

East Branch Mahoning Creek

Little Mahoning Creek

Pine Run

Political subdivisions

Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream, * Henderson Township, Jefferson County * Big Run * Bell Township, Jefferson County *

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References

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: Mahoning Creek Watershed

External links

U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
{{authority control Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Allegheny River Rivers of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Indiana County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania