Shade 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
Stonycreek River
The Stonycreek River (also referred to as Stony Creek) is a tributary of the Conemaugh River, approximately 45 mi (72 km) long, in southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States.
Course
It rises in the mountains of eastern Somerset ...
in
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania German: ''Somerset Kaundi'') is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the po ...
in the
United States
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.
[Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ]
Shade Creek, formed by the confluence of Dark Shade and Clear Shade creeks approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) downstream of the community of
Cairnbrook, flows for 9.5 miles (15.3 km) to join the Stonycreek River at the community of
Seanor.
Dark Shade Creek
Dark Shade Creek joins Clear Shade Creek, approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) downstream of the community of
Cairnbrook, to form Shade Creek.
Clear Shade Creek
Clear Shade Creek originates in
Gallitzin State Forest
Gallitzin State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #6. The main offices are located in Ebensburg in Cambria County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The forest is located on in two tracts. The ...
, east of
Windber
Windber is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States, about south of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Johnstown. It was at one time a place of industrial activities which included coal mining, lumbering, and ...
, before joining Dark Shade Creek, approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) downstream of the community of
Cairnbrook, to form Shade Creek.
See also
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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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References
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Rivers of Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Kiskiminetas River
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