- Source: Mahoning Creek (Allegheny River tributary)
Mahoning Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania in the United States.
Course
Portions of the Mahoning Creek watershed fall in Armstrong, Jefferson, and Indiana 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 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
(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,
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
See also
Tributaries of the Allegheny River
List of rivers of Pennsylvania
List of tributaries of the Allegheny River
References
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: Mahoning Creek Watershed
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Mahoning Creek Lake
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Mahoning Creek (Allegheny River tributary)
- Allegheny River
- List of tributaries of the Allegheny River
- Mahoning
- Mahoning Creek
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- Tributaries of the Allegheny River
- List of U.S. counties named after rivers
- Beaver River (Pennsylvania)
- Redbank Creek (Pennsylvania)
