Buffalo Creek (Allegheny River tributary)
Buffalo Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Armstrong and Butler counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1]
Buffalo Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40.9461747°N 79.7886623°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40.6697877°N 79.6928260°W |
• elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
Basin features | |
River system | Allegheny River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Patterson Creek, Marrowbone Run, Sipes Run, Pine Run |
• right | Little Buffalo Run, Rough Run, Cornplanter Run, Little Buffalo Creek |
Buffalo Creek joins the Allegheny River at the borough of Freeport.[1]
Tributaries
(Mouth at the Allegheny River)
- Little Buffalo Creek
- Sarver Run
- Pine Run
- Cornplanter Run
- Rough Run
- North Branch Rough Run
- Sarver Run
- North Branch Rough Run
- Marrowbone Run
- Patterson Creek
- Long Run
- Little Buffalo Run
Cornplanter Run
Cornplanter Run is a stream located just 5.6 miles from Freeport in South Buffalo township. It was once known as Cornplanter's Run, named for Chief Cornplanter whose people once resided near its mouth where they raised corn.[15]
Political subdivisions
Buffalo Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, given in the order encountered traveling downstream.
- Oakland Township, Butler County
- Clearfield Township, Butler County
- West Franklin Township, Armstrong County
- North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County
- South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County
- Buffalo Township, Butler County
- Freeport
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See also
References
- Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
- "Buffalo Creek, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Little Buffalo Run, Butler County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Patterson Creek, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Long Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Marrowbone Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Rough Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "North Branch Rough Run, Butler County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Sarver Run, Butler County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Sipes Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Cornplanter Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Pine Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Little Buffalo Creek, Butler County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Sarver Run, Butler County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Armstrong County, PA Her People, Past and Present, Chapter 1, page 3". Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1914. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
- Buffalo Creek Watershed Conservation Plan – Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
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