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''This article is about the Pennsylvania river known as Potato Creek. For the Indiana State park, go to [[Potato Creek State Park]].'' |
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[[File:Potato Creek.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Trout fishing on Potato Creek, Smethport, PA]] |
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'''Potato Creek''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Allegheny River]] in [[McKean County, Pennsylvania|McKean County]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]]. |
'''Potato Creek''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Allegheny River]] that is located in [[McKean County, Pennsylvania|McKean County]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States]].<ref>{{GNIS|1193158}}</ref><ref name = "gertler">Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. {{ISBN|0-9749692-0-6}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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According to local history, Potato Creek was named from an incident when a group of Native Americans lost a supply of potatoes when their canoe capsized in the creek.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k9AwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA55|year=1890|publisher=J. H. Beers & Company|page=55}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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Potato Creek has many small tributaries, including Marvin Creek, which joins it in Smethport, and Cole Creek. Many smaller brooks and runs are also in this watershed. |
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At [[Smethport, Pennsylvania|Smethport]], the creek has a mean annual discharge of {{convert|308|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=off}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=03009680&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw|title = USGS Surface Water data for Pennsylvania: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of |
*[[List of rivers of Pennsylvania]] |
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*[[List of tributaries of the Allegheny River]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6 |
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[[Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania]] |
[[Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania]] |
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[[Category:Tributaries of the Allegheny River]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:50, 18 May 2023
Potato Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River that is located in McKean County, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1][2]
History
[edit]According to local history, Potato Creek was named from an incident when a group of Native Americans lost a supply of potatoes when their canoe capsized in the creek.[3]
Geography
[edit]Potato Creek joins the Allegheny River approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) downstream of the community of Coryville.[2]
Potato Creek has many small tributaries, including Marvin Creek, which joins it in Smethport, and Cole Creek. Many smaller brooks and runs are also in this watershed.
At Smethport, the creek has a mean annual discharge of 308 cubic feet per second (8.7 cubic metres per second).[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potato Creek (Pennsylvania)
- ^ a b Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
- ^ History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania. J. H. Beers & Company. 1890. p. 55.
- ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Pennsylvania: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".