| Kinzua Creek | |
|---|---|
 Kinzua Creek in the Allegheny National Forest near the Allegheny Reservoir | |
  Location of the mouth of Kinzua Creek in Pennsylvania | |
| Etymology | Tgëdzó:a’ (tgenh-joh-wawh!), Seneca meaning "fish speared there" |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cyclone, McKean County, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°50′8″N 78°35′13″W / 41.83556°N 78.58694°W / 41.83556; -78.58694 |
| • elevation | 2,220 ft (680 m) |
| Mouth | Allegheny River |
| • location | Allegheny Reservoir, McKean County, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°51′29″N 78°57′13″W / 41.85806°N 78.95361°W / 41.85806; -78.95361 |
| • elevation | 1,328 ft (405 m) |
| Length | 26.5 mi (42.6 km) |
| Basin size | 86 sq mi (220 km) |
Kinzua Creek /ˈkɪnzuː/ is a 26.5-mile (42.6 km) tributary of the Allegheny River that is located in McKean County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Geography
The upper reaches of the creek pass through Kinzua Bridge State Park, where the creek was spanned by the Kinzua Viaduct until a tornado destroyed the viaduct in 2003.
Kinzua Creek, named for a settlement of the Seneca people, joins the Allegheny Reservoir 10 miles (16 km) upstream of the city of Warren, a few miles upstream of the Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River. The location is also the former location of Kinzua, an unincorporated community that was wiped out as a result of the construction of the Kinzua Dam; it previously formed the boundary between Kinzua and (West) Corydon before both communities were dissolved in the 1960s.
See also
References
- ^ "Kinzua Creek". Geographic Names Information System. August 2, 1979. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ Shaw, L. C.; W. F. Busch (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, Part II. Water Resources Bulletin. Vol. 16. Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters. p. 259.
- ^ Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
- Kinzua Bridge State Park
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir