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| Kiskiminetas River | |
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 View across the Kiskiminetas River, looking downstream from the shoreline along Leechburg, Pennsylvania | |
  Location of the mouth of the Kiskiminetas River in Pennsylvania | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Conemaugh River and Loyalhanna Creek |
| • location | Saltsburg, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°29′8″N 79°27′14″W / 40.48556°N 79.45389°W[1] |
| • elevation | 827 feet (252 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Allegheny River |
• location | Schenley, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°40′46″N 79°40′1″W / 40.67944°N 79.66694°W[1] |
• elevation | 745 ft (227 m)[1] |
| Length | 27 mi (43 km) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Loyalhanna Creek, Wolford Run, Beaver Run, Pine Run, Penn Run |
| • right | Conemaugh River, Blacklegs Creek, Sulphur Run, Long Run, Flat Run, Roaring Run, Carnahan Run, Guffy Run, Brady Run, Elder Run |
The Kiskiminetas River (commonly referred to as the Kiski[2][3] by locals) is a tributary of the Allegheny River, approximately 27 miles (43 km) long, in Western Pennsylvania in the United States.[1] The region stretching from the northern side of Harmar Township, Pennsylvania to the Kiskiminetas towns is often referred to by the locals as the Alle-Kiski Valley after the rivers.
- ^ a b c d e "Kiskiminetas River". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "Mussel discovered in Kiski River for first time in a century". Trib Total Media, LLC. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "Kiskiminetas River". Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers. 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-02.