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Indian Creek
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceShafer Run and Loyalhanna Creek divide
 • locationabout 5 miles southeast of Kregar, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°06′24″N 079°13′38″W / 40.10667°N 79.22722°W / 40.10667; -79.22722
 • elevation2,560 ft (780 m)
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • locationIndian Creek, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°58′05″N 079°30′46″W / 39.96806°N 79.51278°W / 39.96806; -79.51278
 • elevation945 ft (288 m)
Length29.55 mi (47.56 km)
Basin size124.88 square miles (323.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average228.94 cu ft/s (6.483 m/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southwest
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Run
Camp Run
Roaring Run
Back Creek
Laurel Run
Mill Run
 • rightChampion Creek
Wash Run
Poplar Run
Rasler Run
Richter Run
Tates Run
WaterbodiesMill Run Reservoir

Indian Creek is a 31.0-mile-long (49.9 km) tributary of the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Indian Creek drains the west slope of Laurel Hill in the Laurel Highlands and cuts a steep side canyon into the Youghiogheny Gorge to join the Youghiogheny River between Ohiopyle and Connellsville.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Indian Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Indian Creek Topo Map, Fayette County PA (South Connellsville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Indian Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary)
  7. ^ Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6


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