Mahoning Creek is a
tributary
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of the
Allegheny River
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in
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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.
Course
Portions of the Mahoning Creek watershed fall in
Armstrong Armstrong may refer to:
Places
* Armstrong Creek (disambiguation), various places
Antarctica
* Armstrong Reef, Biscoe Islands
Argentina
* Armstrong, Santa Fe
Australia
* Armstrong, Victoria
Canada
* Armstrong, British Columbia
* Armstrong ...
,
Jefferson Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
* Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
, and
Indiana
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counties. The headwaters of Mahoning Creek are the East Branch Mahoning Creek and Stump Creek in
Clearfield County
Clearfield County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 80,562. The county seat is Clearfield, and the largest city is DuBois. The county was created in 1804 and later organized in 1822.
C ...
. 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
The Mahoning Creek Dam is a dam in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
History and notable features
The concrete gravity dam was constructed in 1941 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 162 feet, and a length of 926 feet at ...
* (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,
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Henderson Township, Jefferson County
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Big Run
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Bell Township, Jefferson County
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Punxsutawney
Punxsutawney (; Lenape: '
)
is a borough in southern Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney is known globally for its annual Groundhog Day celebration held each February 2, during which thousands of attendees and international media outl ...
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Perry Township, Jefferson County
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West Mahoning Township, Indiana County
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Wayne Township, Armstrong County
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Redbank Township, Armstrong County
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Mahoning Township, Armstrong County
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Pine Township, Armstrong County
East Branch Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream.
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Brady Township, Clearfield County
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Henderson Township, Jefferson County
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Gaskill Township, Jefferson County
Little Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream.
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Green Township, Indiana County
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Grant Township, Indiana County
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Canoe Township, Indiana County
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East Mahoning Township, Indiana County
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North Mahoning Township, Indiana County
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South Mahoning Township, Indiana County
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West Mahoning Township, Indiana County
Pine Run traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream,
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Perry Township, Jefferson County
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Ringgold Township, Jefferson County
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Timblin
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Redbank Township, Armstrong County
See also
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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
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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 (Allegany ...
References
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: Mahoning Creek Watershed
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
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Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Allegheny River
Rivers of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania