Neshannock Creek is a long tributary to Shenango River that forms at the confluence of Cool Spring and Otter Creek in
Mercer County and then flows south to
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Lawrence County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,070. The county seat is New Castle.
Lawrence County comprises the entire New Castle, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...
. This creek is known for its fly fishing at
Volant, Pennsylvania
Volant is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 127 at the 2020 Census. Volant is surrounded by Old Order Amish farms of the New Wilmington settlement. It is part of the New Castle micropolitan area.
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''Neshannock'' is a Native American name purported to mean "double stream".
Course
Neshannock Creek begins at the confluence of Cool Spring and Otter Creeks just east of
Mercer, Pennsylvania
Mercer is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,982 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Mahoning Vall ...
. The creek then flows south to join the
Shenango River
The Shenango River is a principal tributary of the Beaver River, approximately 100 mi (160 km) long,[New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. It is northwest of Pittsburgh, and near the Pennsylvania–Ohio border, just southeast of Youngstown, Ohio. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, ...]
.
Watershed
Neshannock Creek drains of area, receives about 41.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 466.95 and is about 41% forested.
Tributaries
References
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Rivers of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Beaver River