Blacklegs Creek
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1169760 | |
| location | Indiana County , Pennsylvania ( USA ) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Kiskiminetas → Allegheny → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in Armstrong Township 40 ° 37 ′ 17 ″ N , 79 ° 17 ′ 31 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 394 m | |
| muzzle | at Saltsburg in the Kiskiminetas River Coordinates: 40 ° 30 ′ 2 ″ N , 79 ° 27 ′ 15 ″ W 40 ° 30 ′ 2 ″ N , 79 ° 27 ′ 15 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 251 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 143 m | |
| Bottom slope | about 6 ‰ | |
| length | 24 km | |
| Catchment area | 117.8 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Whiskey Run , Big Run | |
The Blacklegs Creek is a 15 miles long right tributary of the Kiskiminetas River in Indiana County in the southwest of the US state Pennsylvania . It is the largest tributary of the Kiskiminetas River and drains an area of around 118 square kilometers, 88% of which is in Indiana County and 12% in Armstrong County .
course
The river has its source in Armstrong Township south of Shelocta on Pennsylvania State Route 3022 . It mostly flows in a south-westerly direction through a wooded and uninhabited valley and passes Clarksburg , the only settlement on the river. A little later, the Blacklegs Creek flows into the Kiskiminetas River near Saltsburg . The most important tributaries are the Whiskey Run and the Big Run .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b USGS National Map Viewer
- ^ Blacklegs Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Lycoming College Pennsylvania Gazetter of Streams (PDF)
- ↑ Description of the catchment area (PDF)