Redbank Creek (Pennsylvania)

Redbank Creek
Creekside scene in Summerville
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBrookville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°09′30″N 79°04′36″W / 41.15833°N 79.07667°W / 41.15833; -79.07667
 • elevation1,194 feet (364 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Allegheny River near East Brady
 • coordinates
40°58′55″N 79°33′00″W / 40.98194°N 79.55000°W / 40.98194; -79.55000
 • elevation
823 feet (251 m)
Basin features
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftSandy Lick Creek, Rattlesnake Run, Carrier Run, Beaver Run, Tarkiln Run, Red Run, Little Sandy Creek
 • rightNorth Fork Creek, Clement Run, Thompson Run, Simpson Run, Welch Run, Runaway Run, Patton Run, Miller Run, Pine Creek, Town Run, Middle Run, Leisure Run, Long Run, Leatherwood Run, Middle Run, Rock Run, Wildcat Run

Redbank Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Clarion, Armstrong, and Jefferson counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1][2]

Redbank Creek is born at the confluence of Sandy Lick Creek and the North Fork Creek in the borough of Brookville, then flows west to form the border between Clarion County on the north bank and Armstrong County on the south bank. The tributary Little Sandy Creek joins just upstream of the community of Mayport.[2]

The stream flows 50.3 miles (81 km) to join the Allegheny River and about 64 miles upstream from its confluence, just downstream of the borough of East Brady.[2]

A panoramic view of the Redbank Creek from the mouth of Long Run, Clarion County.
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redbank Creek (Pennsylvania)
  2. ^ a b c Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6