Tionesta Creek

Tionesta Creek
Stream
The Tionesta Creek, deep in the Allegheny National Forest.
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
Counties Warren, McKean, Elk, Clarion, Forest
Source
 - location Sheffield, Warren County, Pennsylvania
 - elevation 1,925 ft (587 m) [1]
 - coordinates 41°40′36″N 79°2′4″W / 41.67667°N 79.03444°W / 41.67667; -79.03444 [2]
Mouth Allegheny River
 - location Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania
 - elevation 1,046 ft (319 m) [1]
 - coordinates 41°29′15″N 79°27′24″W / 41.48750°N 79.45667°W / 41.48750; -79.45667Coordinates: 41°29′15″N 79°27′24″W / 41.48750°N 79.45667°W / 41.48750; -79.45667 [2]
Length 61.9 mi (100 km) [1]
Basin 480 sq mi (1,243 km2) [1]
Location of the mouth of Tionesta Creek in Pennsylvania

Tionesta Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Forest, Clarion, Warren, McKean, and Elk Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. Together with its West Branch, Tionesta Creek is 61.9 miles (99.6 km) long, flows generally south, and its watershed is 480 square miles (1,243 km2) in area.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shaw, L. C.; W. F. Busch (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, Part II. Water Resources Bulletin. 16. Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters. p. 267. OCLC 17150333.
  2. 1 2 "Tionesta Creek". Geographic Names Information System. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-14.


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