Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Indian Creek
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Indian Creek; Tributary to Youghiogheny River
	Location of Indian Creek mouth Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Fayette; Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
Source	Shafer Run and Loyalhanna Creek divide
• location	about 5 miles southeast of Kregar, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°06′24″N 079°13′38″W
• elevation	2,560 ft (780 m)
Mouth	Youghiogheny River
• location	Indian Creek, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	39°58′05″N 079°30′46″W
• elevation	945 ft (288 m)
Length	29.55 mi (47.56 km)
Basin size	124.88 square miles (323.4 km2)
Discharge
• location	Youghiogheny River
• average	228.94 cu ft/s (6.483 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River
Basin features
Progression	generally southwest
River system	Monongahela River
Tributaries
• left	Little Run; Camp Run; Roaring Run; Back Creek; Laurel Run; Mill Run
• right	Champion Creek; Wash Run; Poplar Run; Rasler Run; Richter Run; Tates Run
Waterbodies	Mill Run Reservoir

Indian Creek is a 31.0-mile-long (49.9 km)^[5] tributary of the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the United States.^[6]^[7]

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Indian Creek drains the west slope of Laurel Hill in the Laurel Highlands and cuts a steep side canyon into the Youghiogheny Gorge to join the Youghiogheny River between Ohiopyle and Connellsville.^[7]

[1]
"Indian Creek Topo Map, Fayette County PA (South Connellsville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
[2]
"GNIS Detail - Indian Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
[3]
"ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
[4]
"Indian Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
[5]
U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
[6]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary)
[7]
Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6

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Indian Creek Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Location of Indian Creek mouth Show map of Pennsylvania Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Fayette Westmoreland
Physical characteristics

Source	Shafer Run and Loyalhanna Creek divide
• location	about 5 miles southeast of Kregar, Pennsylvania^[1]
• coordinates	40°06′24″N 079°13′38″W^[2]
• elevation	2,560 ft (780 m)^[1]

Mouth	Youghiogheny River
• location	Indian Creek, Pennsylvania^[1]
• coordinates	39°58′05″N 079°30′46″W^[2]
• elevation	945 ft (288 m)^[2]
Length	29.55 mi (47.56 km)^[3]
Basin size	124.88 square miles (323.4 km²)^[4]

Discharge
• location	Youghiogheny River
• average	228.94 cu ft/s (6.483 m³/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River^[4]

Basin features
Progression	generally southwest
River system	Monongahela River
Tributaries
• left	Little Run Camp Run Roaring Run Back Creek Laurel Run Mill Run
• right	Champion Creek Wash Run Poplar Run Rasler Run Richter Run Tates Run
Waterbodies	Mill Run Reservoir