First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of
Sinnemahoning Creek
Sinnemahoning Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Cameron and Clinton counties, Pennsylvania, in ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Pennsylvania
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.
[Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ]
Course and tributaries
The First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek rises south of
Coudersport and flows south, joining Sinnemahoning Creek at Jericho.
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed August 8, 2011 Freeman Run joins the First Fork at the community of Costello,
Potter County. The East Fork joins downstream at the community of
Wharton, Potter County. (The former municipality of
East Fork, dissolved in 2004, took its name from this tributary.)
The First Fork continues for to the George B. Stevenson Dam in
Sinnemahoning State Park.
The dam creates the George B. Stevenson Reservoir, a lake constructed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1955 as part of the flood control project on the West Branch Susquehanna River. It is one of four such dams in the river basin. The other reservoirs are at
Kettle Creek State Park
Kettle Creek State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks, Pennsylvania state park in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, Clinton County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is ...
,
Curwensville
Curwensville is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States, north of Altoona on the West Branch Susquehanna River. Coal mining, tanning, and the manufacture of fire bricks were the industries at the turn of the 20th century. I ...
and
Bald Eagle State Park
Bald Eagle State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks, Pennsylvania state park in Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Howard, Liberty Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Liberty, and Marion Township, Centre County, Pennsylvan ...
. These four reservoirs and dams control a total of of drainage area and provide flood prevention for the cities and towns downstream.
The reservoir is open to some recreational boating, fishing and ice fishing. Gas-powered motors are prohibited; motorized boats must be powered by electric motors only. Sailboats, rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats are permitted on the waters of the lake. All boats must be properly registered with any state. The reservoir is open to ice fishing during the winter months when the lake is frozen. The First Fork continues for to join Sinnemahoning Creek at the community of
Sinnemahoning, Cameron County.
See also
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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
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References
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
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Rivers of Pennsylvania
Tributaries of the West Branch Susquehanna River
Rivers of Potter County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Cameron County, Pennsylvania