Crooked Creek (Allegheny River tributary)

Crooked Creek
Crooked Creek
	The Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area is a dam, reservoir, and park near Ford City, Armstrong County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40.6956207°N 79.078645°W
Mouth
• coordinates	40.7489532°N 79.5536568°W
• elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Discharge
• location	Ford City
• average	694 cu ft/s (19.7 m3/s)[1]
Basin features
River system	Allegheny River

Crooked Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in both Armstrong and Indiana counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[2]

Several covered bridges span the stream and its tributaries in Indiana County. The Thomas Covered Bridge crosses Crooked Creek in Armstrong Township.[3] The Harmon's Covered Bridge crosses the South Branch Plum Creek and the Trusal Covered Bridge crosses Plum Creek, tributaries of Crooked Creek, in Washington Township.[4]

Course

Crooked Creek joins the Allegheny River in both Bethel and Manor townships.

(Mouth at the Allegheny River)

Crooked Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, named in order they are first encountered traveling downstream:

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