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The Allegheny River (/ ˌ æ l ɪ ˈ ɡ eɪ n i / AL-ig-AY-nee) is a 325-mile-long (523 km) tributary of the Ohio River that is located in western Pennsylvania and New York in the United States.
The Allegheny River drainage basin covers parts of New York and Pennsylvania in the United States. The Allegheny River drainage basin is part of the Mississippi riverine system. This article contains a list of tributaries of the Allegheny River, a stream in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. (Mouth at the Ohio River) New York Sources:
The lock and fixed-crest dam [3] were built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a part of an extensive system of locks and dams to improve navigation along the Allegheny River. C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam is located about 14.5 Miles up the Allegheny River from the Point in Downtown Pittsburgh.
The borough is located on the east bank of the Allegheny River, founded on the site of the eighteenth-century Lenape (Delaware) village of Kittanning at the western end of the Kittanning Path, an ancient Native American path. In 1756, the village was destroyed by John Armstrong Sr. at the Battle of Kittanning during the French and Indian War.
The Kinzua Dam, on the Allegheny River in Warren County, Pennsylvania, is one of the largest dams in the United States east of the Mississippi River. [1] It is located within the Allegheny National Forest. The dam is located 6 miles (10 km) east of Warren, Pennsylvania, along Route 59, within the 500,000-acre (200,000 ha) Allegheny National ...
Among the first whites to penetrate into the Allegheny Mountains were surveyors attempting to settle a dispute over the extent of lands belonging to either Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron or to the English Privy Council. An expedition of 1736 by John Savage established the location of the source of the North Branch Potomac River.
Cruz's river shot on Saturday was the 75th home run to go into the Allegheny during the 24-year history of PNC Park, according to MLB.com. Forty-nine players in total have reached the river, but ...
Oil City, Pennsylvania is located at the confluence of the Allegheny River and Oil Creek at According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km 2 ), of which 4.5 square miles (12 km 2 ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km 2 ) (4.65%) is water.