Kinzua Creek

Kinzua Creek
Kinzua Creek in the Allegheny National Forest near the Allegheny Reservoir
Kinzua Creek is located in Pennsylvania
Kinzua Creek
Location of the mouth of Kinzua Creek in Pennsylvania
EtymologyTgëdzó:a’ (tgenh-joh-wawh!), Seneca meaning "fish speared there"[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMcKean
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCyclone, McKean County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°50′8″N 78°35′13″W / 41.83556°N 78.58694°W / 41.83556; -78.58694[1]
 • elevation2,220 ft (680 m)[2]
MouthAllegheny 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[1]
 • elevation
1,328 ft (405 m)[2]
Length26.5 mi (42.6 km)[2]
Basin size86 sq mi (220 km2)[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Kinzua Creek". Geographic Names Information System. August 2, 1979. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d 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.
  3. ^ Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6