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Allegheny Creek

Coordinates: 40°17′20″N 075°52′31″W / 40.28889°N 75.87528°W / 40.28889; -75.87528
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Allegheny Creek
Tributary to Schuykill River
Allegheny Creek in Gibraltar, Pennsylvania
Map of Allegheny Creek mouth location
Map of Allegheny Creek mouth location
Location of Allegheny Creek mouth
Map of Allegheny Creek mouth location
Map of Allegheny Creek mouth location
Allegheny Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
Physical characteristics
SourceMuddy Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles south of Alleghenyville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°14′21″N 075°59′32″W / 40.23917°N 75.99222°W / 40.23917; -75.99222[1]
 • elevation640 ft (200 m)[2]
MouthSchuylkill River
 • location
Gibraltar, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°17′20″N 075°52′31″W / 40.28889°N 75.87528°W / 40.28889; -75.87528[1]
 • elevation
154 ft (47 m)[3]
Length10.84 mi (17.45 km)[4]
Basin size17.85 square miles (46.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSchuylkill River
 • average27.25 cu ft/s (0.772 m3/s) at mouth with Allegheny Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSchuylkill RiverDelaware RiverDelaware Bay → → Atlantic Ocean
River systemSchuylkill River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightSleepy Hollow Run
WaterbodiesGreen Hills Lake
BridgesPA 568, Horning Road, Maple Grove Road, Gebhart School Road, Hartz Store Road, Gunhart Road, I-76, PA 10, Seton Road, PA 568, Evergreen Road, Everts Lane, Tumbleweed Way, White Bear Way, Green Hills Road, Old River Way

Allegheny Creek is an 11.3-mile-long (18.2 km)[6] tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

The origin of Allegheny Creek is Green Hills Lake in the community of Green Hills. Allegheny Creek joins the Schuylkill River at the village of Gibraltar.

It is crossed by the Allegheny Aqueduct, built as part of the Schuylkill Canal in 1824.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Allegheny Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Allegheny Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
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