 Allegheny River watershed
 Much of the area through which the Allegheny River flows consists of hilly woodlands.
 Lock and Dam No. 2 on the Allegheny River in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania. The Highland Park Bridge crosses the river just above the dam.
 The Allegheny (left) and Monongahela (right) join to form the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny River (also spelled Allegany River, especially in New York state[citation needed]) is a principal tributary of the Ohio River and is located in the eastern United States. It forms the Ohio with the Monongahela River at downtown Pittsburgh's "The Point" at Point State Park. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 417 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,024 × 534 pixels, file size: 616 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ...
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Aspinwall is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
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View of Pittsburgh, the largest metropolitan area on the Ohio River, where the Allegheny River (left) and the Monongahela River (right) join at Point State Park to form the Ohio River Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ...
The South Tenth Street Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh in 2005 The Monongahela River in Fairmont, West Virginia in 2006 Monongahela River Scene, 1857[11] Opekiska Lock and Dam on the Monongahela River near Fairmont, West Virginia at river mile 115 The Monongahela River (pronounced , also known locally...
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Point State Park and the fountain can be seen in the lower left corner of this photo of Pittsburgh. ...
The river is approximately 325 mi (523 km) long, running through the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. It drains a rural dissected plateau of 11,580 sq mi (29,992 km²) in the northern Allegheny Plateau, providing the northeastern most drainage in the watershed of the Mississippi River. Its tributaries reach to within 8 mi (13 km) of Lake Erie in southwestern New York. The valley of the river has been one of the most productive areas of energy extraction in U.S. history, with extensive deposits of coal, petroleum, and natural gas. The word "Allegheny" comes from the Lenape (Delaware) Indians. Although it is usually translated as "fine river", the meaning is not definitively known. There is a Lenape legend of a tribe called "Allegewi" who used to live along the river. Other Indians, such as the Iroquois, considered the Allegheny and Ohio rivers as the same, as is suggested by a New York State road sign on Interstate 86 that refers to the Allegheny river secondarily as "O Hi Yo."[1] Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of...
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Shaded relief map of Cumberland Plateau and Ridge and Valley Appalachians on the Virginia/West Virginia border A dissected plateau is an area that has been uplifted, then severely eroded so that the relief is sharp. ...
Map of the Allegheny plateau. ...
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Course The Allegheny rises in north central Pennsylvania, in central Potter County, approximately 10 mi (16 km) south of the New York border. It flows west past Coudersport then turns north into western New York State, looping westward across southern Cattaraugus County for approximately 30 mi (48 km), past St. Bonaventure University and Salamanca and forming the northern boundary of Allegany State Park before re-entering northwestern Pennsylvania approximately 20 mi (32 km) southeast of Jamestown, New York. Potter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...
Coudersport is a borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania, 110 miles (177 km) east by south of Erie, Pa. ...
Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ...
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Salamanca, New York is the name of two locations in Cattaraugus County, New York. ...
The Administration Building from across Red House Lake Allegany State Park is a state park in western New York State, located in Cattaraugus County, just north of Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania. ...
Jamestown is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the United States. ...
It flows in a broad zigzag course generally southward across western Pennsylvania, first flowing southwest past Warren, Oil City, and Franklin, forming much of the northwestern boundary of Allegheny National Forest. South of Franklin it turns southeast across Clarion County in a meandering course, then turns again southwest across Armstrong County, flowing past Kittanning, Ford City, Clinton and Freeport. It enters the Pittsburgh suburbs and the City of Pittsburgh from the northeast passing Karns & Natrona in Harrison Township, Braeburn, Lower Burrell, Brackenridge, Tarentum, Creighton, Arnold, New Kensington, Springdale, Harmarville, Blawnox, Fox Chapel, Sharpsburg, Etna, Millvale, Lawrenceville, Highland Park, The North Side, Downtown Pittsburgh, Point State Park and joins with the Monongahela River at "The Point" in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to form the Ohio River, which flows via the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico. Warren is a city in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania noted especially in the instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry. ...
Franklin is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Franklin, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Mead Run in the Allegheny National Forest The Allegheny National Forest is a National Forest located in northwestern Pennsylvania. ...
Clarion County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ...
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Crooked Creek near Ford City in Armstrong County Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...
A view of Kittanning. ...
Ford City is a borough located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ...
Freeport is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
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The South Tenth Street Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh in 2005 The Monongahela River in Fairmont, West Virginia in 2006 Monongahela River Scene, 1857[11] Opekiska Lock and Dam on the Monongahela River near Fairmont, West Virginia at river mile 115 The Monongahela River (pronounced , also known locally...
View of Pittsburgh, the largest metropolitan area on the Ohio River, where the Allegheny River (left) and the Monongahela River (right) join at Point State Park to form the Ohio River Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ...
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Tributaries In its upper reaches the Allegheny is joined from the south by Potato Creek in McKean County, Pennsylvania and from the north by Olean Creek at Olean, New York. The Great Valley Creek and Little Valley Creek join the river from the north in Salamanca, New York before becoming the Allegheny Reservoir. After re-entering Pennsylvania, it is joined from the east by Kinzua Creek 10 mi (16 km) upstream of Warren; from the north by Conewango Creek at Warren; from the west by Brokenstraw Creek; from the north by Oil Creek at Oil City; from the west by French Creek at Franklin; from the east by the Clarion River in Parker, Pennsylvania, one of its principal tributaries, in eastern Clarion County; from the east by Crooked Creek southeast of Kittanning; and from the east by the Kiskiminetas River, another principal tributary, at Freeport. Buffalo Creek enters at Freeport, Bull Creek enters at Tarentum. There are many other creeks, runs and streams that enter or join with the Allegheny River. This article is about the Pennsylvania river known as Potato Creek. ...
McKean County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ...
Olean is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. ...
Great Valley is a town located in Cattaraugus County, New York. ...
Little Valley, New York is the name of a town and a village in Cattaraugus County, New York. ...
Salamanca, New York is the name of two locations in Cattaraugus County, New York. ...
Allegheny River watershed Much of the area through which the Allegheny River flows consists of hilly woodlands. ...
The Kinzua Creek in the Allegheny National Forest near the Allegheny Reservoir. ...
The Conewango Creek is a small river in western New York, USA. Categories: | | | ...
Oil Creek is a river that flows through both Pennsylvania and New York. ...
French Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York in the United States. ...
The Clarion River is a tributary of the Allegheny River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, in west central Pennsylvania in the United States. ...
Parker is a city located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ...
Crooked Creek is a tributary of the Tioga River located entirely in Tioga County, Pennsylvania in the United States. ...
The Kiskiminetas River (affectionately called the Kiski for short) is a tributary of the Allegheny River, approximately 27 mi (43 km) long, in southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. ...
Freeport is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
History In the 16th century, control of the river valley passed back-and-forth between Algonquian-speaking Shawnee and the Iroquois. By the time of the arrival of the French in the early 18th century, the Shawnee were once again in control and formed an alliance with the French against the incursion of British settlement across the Allegheny Mountains. The conflict over the expansion of British settlement into the Allegheny Valley and the surrounding Ohio Country was a primary cause of the French and Indian War in the 1750s. During the war, the village of Kittaning, the principal Shawnee settlement on the river, was completely destroyed by British reprisal raids from central Pennsylvania. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
The Algonquian languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic language family (others are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California). ...
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(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) -- informally, the Alleghenies -- is part of the Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States. ...
The Ohio Country, showing the present-day U.S. state boundaries The Ohio Country (sometimes called the Ohio Territory) was the name used in the 18th century for the regions of North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and in the region of the upper Ohio River south of Lake...
Combatants France First Nations allies: Algonquin Lenape Wyandot Ojibwa Ottawa Shawnee Great Britain American Colonies Iroquois Confederacy Strength 3,900 regulars 7,900 militia 2,200 natives (1759) 50,000 regulars and militia (1759) Casualties 3,000 killed, wounded or captured 10,040 killed, wounded or captured The French and...
Scientific navigation is developed The Seven Years War (1756-1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first consisting of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Prussia; the second consisting of Austria, France, Imperial Russia, Saxony, and Sweden. ...
Kittanning was an 18th century Native American village in the Ohio Country, located on the Allegheny River at present-day Kittanning, Pennsylvania. ...
The Kittanning Expedition, also known as the Armstrong Expedition, was a raid during the French and Indian War that led to the destruction of the Native American village of Kittanning, which had served as a staging point for attacks by Delaware (Lenape) and Shawnee warriors against European-American colonists in...
Nevertheless, the British, after gaining control of the area in the 1763 Treaty of Paris, kept the area closed to white settlement, in part to repair and maintain relations with the Native Americans. The pressure to open the river valley and the surrounding area to settlement is considered by historians to be one of the root causes of the American Revolutionary War in the following decade. The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on February 10, 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. ...
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During the 19th century, the river became a principal means of navigation in the upper Ohio valley, especially for the transport of coal. Although the building of the railroads lessened the importance of the river somewhat, the lower river (navigable as far as East Brady, Pennsylvania through locks) has continued to serve as route of commercial transportation until the present day. In 1875, the first U.S. petroleum was drilled north of the river at Titusville. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal is a fossil fuel formed in ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ...
East Brady is a borough located in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. ...
Titusville is a city located in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. ...
In 1965, the completion of the federally-sponsored Kinzua Dam for flood-control in northwestern Pennsylvania east of Warren created the long Allegheny Reservoir, part of which is included in the Allegheny National Recreation Area. The dam flooded parts of lands deeded "forever" to the Seneca tribe and to Cornplanter and his descendants. (The event is described in the Johnny Cash tune "As Long as the Grass Shall Grow.") The Kinzua Dam is one of the largest dams in the United States east of the Mississippi River[citation needed]. Its construction in the 1960s was controversial because it forced the departure of Pennsylvanias last Native Americans, the Senecas, who now live nearby on the northern shores of...
Flooding near Key West, Florida, United States from Hurricane Wilmas storm surge in October 2005 For other uses, see Flood (disambiguation). ...
Allegheny River watershed Much of the area through which the Allegheny River flows consists of hilly woodlands. ...
The Seneca are a Native American people, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League. ...
Chief Cornplanter portrait by F. Bertoli, 1796 Gaiäntwakê (c. ...
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In 1992, 86.6 miles (139 km) of the Allegheny was designated Wild and Scenic. This designation comprises three segments of the river located in Warren, Forest and Venango Counties.[2] National Wild and Scenic River is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States. ...
Warren County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ...
Forest County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ...
Venango County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...
Cities and towns along the Allegheny River
New York Allegany is a village located in Cattaraugus County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,883. ...
Carrollton is a town located in Cattaraugus County, New York. ...
Olean is a city located in Cattaraugus County, New York. ...
Portville is a village in Cattaraugus County, New York, USA. The population was 1,024 at the 2000 census. ...
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Salamanca is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. ...
Weston Mills is a hamlet and also a census-designated place located in the Town of Portville in Cattaraugus County, New York. ...
Pennsylvania Applewold is a borough located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ...
Arnold is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Aspinwall is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
Blawnox is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Brackenridge is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
Cadogan Township is a township located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ...
Cheswick is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
Coudersport is a borough in Potter County, Pennsylvania, 110 miles (177 km) east by south of Erie, Pa. ...
East Brady is a borough located in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. ...
Eldred is a borough located in McKean County, Pennsylvania. ...
Emlenton is a borough located in Pennsylvania. ...
Etna is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on the Allegheny River, opposite Pittsburgh. ...
Ford City is a borough located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ...
Foxburg is a borough located in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. ...
Franklin is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Franklin, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Freeport is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
A view of Kittanning. ...
Lower Burrell is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Manorville is a borough located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ...
Millvale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on the Allegheny River, opposite Pittsburgh. ...
New Kensington is a city located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Pittsburgh, on the Allegheny river. ...
Oakmont redirects here. ...
Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania noted especially in the instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry. ...
OHara Township is a township located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
Parker is a city located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ...
Penn Hills is a township and a census-designated place located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
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Plum is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
Port Allegany is a borough located in McKean County, Pennsylvania. ...
The United States Post Office (15682) that serves Schenley, PA Foundation of a demolished building in the Industrial Park Schenley is a village located within Gilpin Township, Pennsylvania, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ...
Sharpsburg is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
Springdale is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
Tarentum is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Pittsburgh, on the Allegheny River. ...
Tidioute is a borough located in Warren County, Pennsylvania. ...
Tionesta is a borough located in Forest County, Pennsylvania. ...
Verona is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
Warren is a city in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
West Kittanning is a borough located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ...
Youngsville is a borough located in Warren County, Pennsylvania. ...
See also This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Allegheny River starting from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the rivers join to form the Ohio River. ...
This is a list of rivers in the state of New York in the United States. ...
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Allegheny River Clarion River Conemaugh River Delaware River Juniata River Lehigh River Monongahela River Ohio River Schuylkill River Susquehanna River West Branch Susquehanna River Youghiogheny River See also List of rivers in the United States This list...
This is a list of the designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the United States. ...
For the New York State Park , see Allegany State Park. ...
References - USGS GNIS: Allegheny River
George R. Stewarts books about U.S. highways were based on his cross-country drives in 1924, 1949 and 1950. ...
External links - U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
- Photographs of the Allegheny River watershed
- Mouth or other endpoint (Pittsburgh) is at coordinates 40°24′43″N 80°00′51″W / 40.4118, -80.0141
- Source (Unnamed pond near Raymond, Pennsylvania) is at coordinates 41°51′24″N 77°52′30″W / 41.8567, -77.8751
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