Black Moshannon Creek

Black Moshannon Creek, just downstream of the dam in Black Moshannon State Park

Black Moshannon Creek is a 22.9-mile-long (36.9 km) tributary of Moshannon Creek in Centre County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

The name "Moshannon" is said to be derived from the Native American Moss-Hanne, meaning "moose stream". Historically, Black Moshannon Creek was also known as "Little Moshannon Creek".^{[citation needed]}

Black Moshannon Creek is born atop the Allegheny Plateau from clear springs and small streams which flow through bogs that form the watershed for 250-acre (100 ha) Black Moshannon Lake in Black Moshannon State Park. From the lake, the creek drops off the plateau and joins Moshannon Creek 17.8 miles (28.6 km) later, downstream of the community of Moshannon. At higher water levels, the stream is a solid Class III whitewater run.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania

References

• Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6

External links

• DCNR page for Black Moshannon State Park