Conemaugh River

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Conemaugh River
Historic bridges downstream the Conemaugh River Lake Dam

Historic bridges downstream the Conemaugh River Lake Dam

Data
Water code US1172300
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
confluence with the Loyalhanna Creek coordinates: 40 ° 29 ′ 8 ″  N , 79 ° 27 ′ 14 ″  W 40 ° 29 ′ 8 ″  N , 79 ° 27 ′ 14 ″  W
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