Conemaugh River
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The Conemaugh River is a waterway in western Pennsylvania that flows through the Allegheny Plateau and industrial towns before joining another river to help form the Kiskiminetas River.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Conemaugh River | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinFeature | Allegheny Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossesEcoregion | Western Allegheny Plateau ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea | approximately 1,358 square miles ⓘ |
| flowsGenerally | northwest ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Allegheny Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blairsville, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambria County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnstown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Saltsburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ industrial towns ⓘ |
| formsRiverWith | Loyalhanna Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Conemaugh Viaduct (historic railroad bridge site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Conemaugh River Lake Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Conemaugh River Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Blacklick Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Conemaugh River NERFINISHED ⓘ Loyalhanna Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonycreek River NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Lick Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaterQualityIssue | acid mine drainage ⓘ |
| helpsForm | Kiskiminetas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
coal mining
ⓘ
steel industry ⓘ |
| length | approximately 70 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Allegheny Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ western Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Kiskiminetas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Johnstown Flood National Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Allegheny River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | near Johnstown, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Kiskiminetas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Little Conemaugh River
this entity surface form:
Little Conemaugh River