Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary) explained

Indian Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Indian Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Fayette
Westmoreland
Length:29.55miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Youghiogheny River
Discharge1 Avg:228.94cuft/s at mouth with Youghiogheny River[2]
Source1:Shafer Run and Loyalhanna Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 5 miles southeast of Kregar, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:40.1067°N -79.2272°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:2560feet
Mouth:Youghiogheny River
Mouth Location:Indian Creek, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:39.9681°N -79.5128°W
Mouth Elevation:945feet
Progression:generally southwest
River System:Monongahela River
Tributaries Left:Little Run
Camp Run
Roaring Run
Back Creek
Laurel Run
Mill Run
Tributaries Right:Champion Creek
Wash Run
Poplar Run
Rasler Run
Richter Run
Tates Run
Waterbodies:Mill Run Reservoir

Indian Creek is a 31adj=midNaNadj=mid[5] tributary of the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the United States.[6]

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.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 30 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Indian Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 30 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Indian Creek Topo Map, Fayette County PA (South Connellsville Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 30 December 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - Indian Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 30 December 2019.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011
  6. Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004.