Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary)
Indian Creek is a 31.0-mile-long (49.9 km) tributary of the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
| 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 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.
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