Turtle Creek (Monongahela River tributary)
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For other uses, see Turtle Creek (disambiguation).
Turtle Creek is a 21.1-mile-long (34.0 km)[2] tributary of the Monongahela River that is located in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[3] Situated at its juncture with the Monongahela is Braddock, Pennsylvania, where the Battle of the Monongahela ("Braddock's Defeat") was fought in 1755.
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Counties | Westmoreland, Allegheny |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40.4275675°N 79.5769871°W / 40.4275675; -79.5769871 |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40.3897913°N 79.8519929°W / 40.3897913; -79.8519929 |
• elevation | 718.7 ft (219.1 m) |
Length | 21.1 mi (34.0 km) |
Basin size | 147.41 sq mi (381.8 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | Wilmerding, Pennsylvania[1] |
• average | 189 cu ft/s (5.4 m3/s) |
• minimum | 13 cu ft/s (0.37 m3/s) |
• maximum | 10,100 cu ft/s (290 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Monongahela River |
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During the mid-nineteenth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad laid tracks along the stream as part of its Main Line from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.