Conemaugh River
| Conemaugh River | ||
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Historic bridges downstream the Conemaugh River Lake Dam |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1172300 | |
| location | Pennsylvania ( USA ) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Kiskiminetas → Allegheny → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| origin | The confluence of the Little Conemaugh River and the Stonycreek River at Johnstown 40 ° 19 ′ 54 ″ N , 78 ° 55 ′ 30 ″ W |
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| confluence | with the Loyalhanna Creek coordinates: 40 ° 29 ′ 8 ″ N , 79 ° 27 ′ 14 ″ W 40 ° 29 ′ 8 ″ N , 79 ° 27 ′ 14 ″ W |
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| Height difference | 252 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.2 ‰ | |
| length | 113 km | |
| Left tributaries | Tubmill Creek , Loyalhanna Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Little Conemaugh River - Stonycreek River - Blacklick Creek | |
The Conemaugh River is a tributary of the Kiskiminetas River in the western US state of Pennsylvania in the United States . The river arises near Johnstown from the confluence of the Little Conemaugh River and the Stonycreek River in the southwest of Cambria County .
Located northwest of Blairsville poking Blacklick Creek added. At Saltsburg , the Loyalhanna Creek also meets the Conemaugh River , from which the Kiskiminetas River arises.
Web links
Commons : Conemaugh River - collection of images, videos and audio files
Conemaugh River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System