Allegheny River
Sign in to saveriver in western Pennsylvania and New York, United States
Key facts
- Native name
- Alikehane ( Unami )
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania , New York
- Location
- Allegany Township, Pennsylvania , near Coudersport, Pennsylvania at the corner of Ben Green and Cobb Hill Roads
- Coordinates
- 41°52′22″N 77°52′30″W / 41.87278°N 77.87500°W / 41.87278; -77.87500
- Elevation
- 2,450 ft (750 m)
- Length
- 325 mi (523 km)
- Basin size
- 11,580 mi (30,000 km )
- Average
- 19,750 cu ft/s (559 m /s) at the village of Natrona , PA (river mile 24.3)
- Progression
- Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
- Left
- Tionesta Creek , Clarion River , Redbank Creek , Mahoning Creek , Crooked Creek , Kiskiminetas River , Buffalo Creek , Chartiers Run
- Right
- Conewango Creek , Brokenstraw Creek , Oil Creek , French Creek , Bull Creek , Deer Creek , Squaw Run , Pine Creek , Girtys Run , Pucketa Creek
- Type
- Recreational
- Designated
- April 20, 1992
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Allegheny River (/ˌælɪˈɡeɪni/ AL-ig-AY-nee; Seneca: Ohi:yo'; Unami: Alikehane) is a 325-mile-long (523 km) river that is located in western Pennsylvania and western New York in the United States. The chief tributary of the Ohio River, the Allegheny runs from its headwaters just below the center of Pennsylvania’s northern border, heads northwest into Western New York, then zigzags southwesterly back across the border to flow through Western Pennsylvania and finally join the Monongahela River at Forks of the Ohio near Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Allegheny River is, by volume, the main headstream of both the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Historically, the Allegheny was considered to be the upper Ohio River by both Native Americans and European settlers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Allegheny River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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