| Neshannock Creek Tributary to Shenango River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Neshannock Creek mouth  Neshannock Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Lawrence Mercer |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Cool Spring and Otter Creeks |
| • location | Mercer, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 41°13′26″N 080°13′34″W / 41.22389°N 80.22611°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,090 ft (330 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Shenango River |
• location | New Castle, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 40°59′33″N 080°21′15″W / 40.99250°N 80.35417°W[1] |
• elevation | 800 ft (240 m)[2] |
| Length | 25.65 mi (41.28 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 240.41 square miles (622.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Shenango River |
| • average | 308.63 cu ft/s (8.739 m3/s) at mouth with Shenango River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Shenango River → Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Beaver River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pine Run Mill Run Hunters Run Potter Run Hottenbaugh Run |
| • right | Beaver Run Indian Run Little Neshannock Creek |
Neshannock Creek is a 25.65 mi (41.28 km) long tributary to Shenango River that forms at the confluence of Cool Spring and Otter Creek in Mercer County and then flows south to Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. This creek is known for its fly fishing at Volant, Pennsylvania.[5]
Neshannock is a Native American name purported to mean "double stream".[6]
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Neshannock Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Neshannock Creek Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (New Castle South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Neshannock Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Paflyfish - Neshannock Creek access [Forums - Fly Fishing Locations]". www.paflyfish.com. PA Fly Fish. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.