Connoquenessing Creek

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Connoquenessing Creek
The Connoquenessing Creek within the Beaver River basin

The Connoquenessing Creek within the Beaver River basin

Data
Water code US :  1172354
location Pennsylvania (USA)
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Beaver River  → Ohio River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
source at East Butler in eastern Butler County, PA
40 ° 59 ′ 32 ″  N , 79 ° 52 ′ 11 ″  W
Source height 428  m
muzzle Beaver River near Ellwood City, Beaver County, PA Coordinates: 40 ° 51 ′ 13 ″  N , 80 ° 19 ′ 13 ″  W 40 ° 51 ′ 13 ″  N , 80 ° 19 ′ 13 ″  W.
Mouth height 224  m
Height difference 204 m
Bottom slope 2.6 ‰
length 80 km
Catchment area 865 km²
Left tributaries Glade Run, Breakneck Creek
Right tributaries Little Connoquenessing Creek, Slippery Rock Creek
Reservoirs flowed through Lake Oneida Reservoir
Connoquenessing Creek in Butler

Connoquenessing Creek in Butler

The Connoquenessing Creek is an 80 km long river in the western US state of Pennsylvania .

The outflow is via the Beaver River , Ohio River and Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico . The Connoquenessing Creek is part of the river system of the Mississippi River and drains an area of 865 square kilometers. The river has its source in eastern Butler County near the village of East Butler and flows in a southwesterly direction into Lake Oneida Reservoir . Beyond the dam, it passes the town of Butler , and then meanders to the west-northwest. At Ellwood City the Connoquenessing Creek flows into the Beaver River. The river is a destination for many water sports enthusiasts , because with rapids of white water difficulty II and III it offers attractive racing routes for canoeists .

The settlement of the steel industry in the upper reaches of Butler makes the river one of the most polluted waters in the region.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on July 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b c Connoquenessing Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ^ Whitewater Paddling , accessed July 25, 2010
  4. ↑ Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation Plan , accessed July 25, 2010