Mahoning Creek is a

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Course

Portions of the Mahoning Creek watershed fall in Armstrong, Jefferson, and

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counties. The headwaters of Mahoning Creek are the East Branch Mahoning Creek and Stump Creek in Clearfield County. Mahoning Creek flows west through Pennsylvania and joins the Allegheny River just upstream of

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. The creek can be divided into three sections: * Upper Mahoning Creek, from the headwaters to Mahoning Creek Lake * Mahoning Creek Lake, formed by

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* (Lower) Mahoning Creek, from the dam to the Allegheny River The waterway is a popular destination for

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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 * Punxsutawney * Perry Township, Jefferson County * West Mahoning Township, Indiana County * Wayne Township, Armstrong County * Redbank Township, Armstrong County * Mahoning Township, Armstrong County * Pine Township, Armstrong County East Branch Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream. * Brady Township, Clearfield County * Henderson Township, Jefferson County * Gaskill Township, Jefferson County Little Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream. * Green Township, Indiana County * Grant Township, Indiana County * Canoe Township, Indiana County * East Mahoning Township, Indiana County * North Mahoning Township, Indiana County * South Mahoning Township, Indiana County * West Mahoning Township, Indiana County Pine Run traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream, * Perry Township, Jefferson County * Ringgold Township, Jefferson County * Timblin * Redbank Township, Armstrong County

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