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According to local history, Potato Creek was named from an incident when Native Americans lost some 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> |
According to local history, Potato Creek was named from an incident when Native Americans lost some 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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At [[Smethport, Pennsylvania|Smethport]], the creek has a mean annual discharge of {{convert|308|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=off}}.<ref>https://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=03009680&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw</ref> |
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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Revision as of 00:58, 18 February 2022
Potato Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in McKean County, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1][2]
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.
According to local history, Potato Creek was named from an incident when Native Americans lost some potatoes when their canoe capsized in the creek.[3]
At Smethport, the creek has a mean annual discharge of 308 cubic feet per second (8.7 cubic metres per second).[4]
See also
References
- ^ 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".
41°53′24″N 78°22′37″W / 41.89000°N 78.37694°W
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