Mahoning Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania in the United States.
Course
Portions of the Mahoning Creek watershed fall in Armstrong, Jefferson, and Indiana counties. The headwaters of Mahoning Creek are the East Branch Mahoning Creek and Stump Creek in Clearfield County. Mahoning Creek flows west through Pennsylvania and joins the Allegheny River just upstream of Templeton.
The creek can be divided into three sections:
- Upper Mahoning Creek, from the headwaters to Mahoning Creek Lake
- Mahoning Creek Lake, formed by Mahoning Creek Dam
- (Lower) Mahoning Creek, from the dam to the Allegheny River
The waterway is a popular destination for fly fishermen.
Tributaries
East Branch Mahoning Creek
Little Mahoning Creek
Pine Run
Political subdivisions
Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream,
- Henderson Township, Jefferson County
- Big Run
- Bell Township, Jefferson County
- Punxsutawney
- Perry Township, Jefferson County
- West Mahoning Township, Indiana County
- Wayne Township, Armstrong County
- Redbank Township, Armstrong County
- Mahoning Township, Armstrong County
- Pine Township, Armstrong County
East Branch Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream.
- Brady Township, Clearfield County
- Henderson Township, Jefferson County
- Gaskill Township, Jefferson County
Little Mahoning Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream.
- Green Township, Indiana County
- Grant Township, Indiana County
- Canoe Township, Indiana County
- East Mahoning Township, Indiana County
- North Mahoning Township, Indiana County
- South Mahoning Township, Indiana County
- West Mahoning Township, Indiana County
Pine Run traverses the following political subdivisions, listed in order of encounter traveling downstream,
- Perry Township, Jefferson County
- Ringgold Township, Jefferson County
- Timblin
- Redbank Township, Armstrong County
See also
- Tributaries of the Allegheny River
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- List of tributaries of the Allegheny River
References
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: Mahoning Creek Watershed
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Mahoning Creek Lake
