Tunungwant Creek is a long fifth-order tributary to the
Allegheny River
The Allegheny River ( ) is a long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York. The Allegheny River runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border northwesterly into ...
.
This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Tunungwant Creek forms at the confluence of East and West Branch Tunungwant Creek in
McKean County, Pennsylvania
McKean County is a rural county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,432. Its county seat is Smethport. The county was created in 1804 and organized in 1826. It was named in honor of former Pennsyl ...
in
Bradford
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and then flows north to meet the Allegheny River about southeast of
Salamanca, New York
Salamanca ( Seneca: ''Onë:dagö:h'') is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States, inside the Allegany Indian Reservation, one of two governed by the Seneca Nation of New York. The population was 5,929 at the 2020 census. It was na ...
.
Watershed
Tunungwant Creek drains of area, receives about and is about 83.58% forested.
See also
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List of rivers of New York
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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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External Links
Tuna Valley Trail Association
References
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Rivers of New York (state)
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Allegheny River
Rivers of Cattaraugus County, New York
Rivers of McKean County, Pennsylvania