Allegheny River

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The Allegheny River is a major waterway in western Pennsylvania and New York that joins the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
waterway
alsoKnownAs Ohi:yoʼ
basinSize approximately 11,700 square miles
approximately 30,000 square kilometers
confluenceLocation Pittsburgh
country United States
crossesStateBorder Pennsylvania–New York border
flowsThrough Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Cattaraugus County, New York NERFINISHED
Clarion County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Forest County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
McKean County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Venango County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Warren County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
forms Ohio River
formsConfluenceWith Monongahela River
hasDam Kinzua Dam
hasTributary Clarion River
Conewango Creek
French Creek
Kiskiminetas River NERFINISHED
Oil Creek
Tionesta Creek NERFINISHED
isMajorWaterwayOf western New York
western Pennsylvania
length approximately 325 miles
approximately 523 kilometers
locatedIn New York
Pennsylvania
locatedInRegion Western New York
Western Pennsylvania
mouth Ohio River
mouthLocation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
nameLanguage Iroquoian languages
Lenape
partOf Mississippi River watershed
reservoirCreated Allegheny Reservoir
riverSystem Ohio River basin
sourceLocation Potter County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
north-central Pennsylvania
tributaryOf Ohio River
usedFor hydroelectric power
navigation
recreation
water supply


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