Conemaugh River

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The Conemaugh River is a waterway in western Pennsylvania that flows through the Allegheny Plateau and industrial towns before joining another river to help form the Kiskiminetas River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinFeature Allegheny Plateau
linked to: Allegany Plateau
continent North America
country United States
crossesEcoregion Western Allegheny Plateau ecoregion
drainageBasinArea approximately 1,358 square miles
flowsGenerally northwest
flowsThrough Allegheny Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau

Blairsville, Pennsylvania
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
linked to: Cambria County

Indiana County, Pennsylvania
linked to: Indiana County

Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
industrial towns
formsRiverWith Loyalhanna Creek
hasBridge Conemaugh Viaduct (historic railroad bridge site)
hasDam Conemaugh River Lake Dam
hasReservoir Conemaugh River Lake
hasTributary Blacklick Creek
Little Conemaugh River
linked to: Conemaugh River

Loyalhanna Creek
Stonycreek River
Two Lick Creek
hasWaterQualityIssue acid mine drainage
helpsForm Kiskiminetas River
historicallyAssociatedWith coal mining
steel industry
length approximately 70 miles
locatedIn Allegheny Plateau
linked to: Allegany Plateau

Pennsylvania
western Pennsylvania
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
mouthLocatedIn Kiskiminetas River
near Johnstown Flood National Memorial
partOf Appalachian region
region western Pennsylvania
riverSystem Allegheny River basin
Mississippi River basin
Ohio River basin
sourceLocatedIn near Johnstown, Pennsylvania
state Pennsylvania
tributaryOf Kiskiminetas River
usedFor flood control
recreation

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Kiskiminetas River formedByConfluenceOf Conemaugh River
Kiskiminetas River hasMajorTributary Conemaugh River
Johnstown, Pennsylvania locatedOnRiver Conemaugh River
Johnstown, Pennsylvania locatedAtConfluenceOf Little Conemaugh River
linked to: Conemaugh River
Cambria County hasMajorRiver Conemaugh River
Cambria County hasMajorRiver Little Conemaugh River
linked to: Conemaugh River
Saltsburg, Pennsylvania hasRiverConfluence Kiskiminetas River and Conemaugh River
linked to: Conemaugh River
Conemaugh River hasTributary Little Conemaugh River
linked to: Conemaugh River
Great Johnstown Flood of 1889 riverSystem Little Conemaugh River
linked to: Conemaugh River
Cambria Iron Company National Historic Landmark locatedOnWaterway Conemaugh River (approximate regional waterway)
linked to: Conemaugh River
Pennsylvania Main Line Canal follows Conemaugh River
Pennsylvania river system includes Conemaugh River
Seward, Pennsylvania locatedOnRiver Conemaugh River
Black Lick, Pennsylvania locatedOnRiver Conemaugh River
Bolivar, Pennsylvania locatedOnRiver Conemaugh River
Blairsville, Pennsylvania locatedOn Conemaugh River
Blairsville, Pennsylvania river Conemaugh River
Blairsville, Pennsylvania waterBody Conemaugh River