Conewango Creek
| Conewango Creek | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
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| River system | Allegheny River |
Conewango Creek is a 71-mile-long (114 km)[1] tributary of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania and western New York in the United States.[2]
The creek's drainage covers much of southeastern Chautauqua County, New York and southwestern Cattaraugus County, New York. The creek's most notable tributary is the Chadakoin River, which supplies the creek water from Chautauqua Lake. Its watershed is bounded by the Chautauqua Ridge, a continental divide.
Course
Conewango Creek joins the Allegheny River at the city of Warren, Pennsylvania.
River modifications
On September 26, 2009 an obsolete Civil War-era low head dam within the city of Warren on the Conewango Creek was removed. Removal of this dam allowed fish migration from the Allegheny River throughout the upper reaches of the Conewango Creek drainage basin.[3]
From August 25 through September 4, 2014, two Civil War-era remnant dams on the Conewango Creek in North Warren, Pennsylvania were removed. One dam was a partially breached low head dam similar to the dam that was removed downriver in Warren in 2009. Because it was located in close proximity to the Warren State Hospital, and used to provide a water supply to that facility in years past, this dam was known as the Hospital Dam. The second dam was a remnant rock and crib dam located immediately upriver of the first. With the removal of the Carter Dam in the autumn of 2009, and the hospital dams in 2014, the entirety of the 27 miles (43 km)* course of the Conewango Creek mainstream are open and free of dams, improving the ecology of the Conewango Creek watershed. Removing the dam was a public safety service, and will reconnect most of the Conewango Creek for freshwater mussel host species.[4][5]
Pennsylvania River of the Year 2015
On January 16, 2015 it was announced that Conewango Creek won the 2015 Pennsylvania River of the Year contest, an annual competition conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers since 1983. The general public was invited to vote online for the designation from November 10 through December 15, 2014, choosing from among five waterways across the state that had been nominated.[6]
The winning organization was the Conewango Creek Watershed Association, a non-profit organization based in North Warren, Pennsylvania, who received a $10,000 grant intended to be used to integrate the "River of the Year" message into a river sojourn focusing on the watershed's history, wildlife, local fisheries and related topics. Other planned activities included a poker run, special fall celebration, creek cleanup, photo contest, and public water safety courses. The association also planned to explore starting a pilot stream ambassador program.[6]
See also
- List of rivers of New York
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- List of tributaries of the Allegheny River
References
- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Conewango Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ Ferry, Brian. "7,000 Muscle Move". Retrieved 3 June 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ http://www.timesobserver.com/page/content.detail/id/575959/Dam-s-Days-Numbered.html
- ^ http://www.timesobserver.com/page/content.detail/id/579246/Conewango-Creek-dam-removed.html
- ^ a b http://pariveroftheyear.org/2015/01/16/conewango-creek-named-pennsylvanias-2015-river-of-the-year/