Cowanshannock Creek (the eastern section is sometimes referred to as the North Branch Cowanshannock Creek) is a
tributary
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of the
Allegheny River
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in
Armstrong and
Indiana
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counties,
Pennsylvania
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in the
United States
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.
Course
Cowanshannock Creek rises in
South Mahoning Township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It flows west into Armstrong County meandering through
Cowanshannock Township, the borough of
Rural Valley
Rural Valley is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 826 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
Geography
Rural Valley is located in eastern Armstrong County at (40.79871 ...
,
Valley Township,
Manor Township, and
Rayburn Township. The stream joins the Allegheny River on its right bank at the community of
Gosford
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, approximately northeast of
Kittanning.
Tributaries
(Mouth at the Allegheny River)
*Craigs Run
*Long Run
*Mill Run
*Spra Run
*Huskins Run
*South Branch Cowanshannock Creek
*Spruce Run
See also
*
Tributaries of the Allegheny River
The Tributaries of the Allegheny River drain western Pennsylvania and part of New York. The following table lists all the named tributaries of the Allegheny River. For each stream, the name, tributary number, coordinate and political subdivision o ...
*
List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
*''E ...
*
List of tributaries of the Allegheny River
This article contains a list of tributaries of the Allegheny River, a stream in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. (Mouth at the Ohio River)
New York Sources:
* Oswayo Creek (Portville, Cattaraugus Co., NY)
* Dodge Creek (Allegany ...
References
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stationsCowanshannock Creek Watershed River Conservation Plan – DCNRCowanshannock Creek Watershed Association
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Rivers of Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the Allegheny River