Buffalo Creek (Allegheny River tributary)

River in the United States

Buffalo Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Armstrong and Butler counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.^[1]

Buffalo Creek joins the Allegheny River at the borough of Freeport.^[1]

Tributaries

(Mouth at the Allegheny River)

• Little Buffalo Creek
  • Sarver Run
• Pine Run
• Cornplanter Run
• Rough Run
  • North Branch Rough Run
    • Sarver Run
• Marrowbone Run
• Patterson Creek
  • Long Run
• Little Buffalo Run

Cornplanter Run

Cornplanter Run is a stream located just 5.6 miles from Freeport in South Buffalo township. It was once known as Cornplanter's Run, named for Chief Cornplanter whose people once resided near its mouth where they raised corn.^[15]

Political subdivisions

Buffalo Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, given in the order encountered traveling downstream.

• Oakland Township, Butler County
• Clearfield Township, Butler County
• West Franklin Township, Armstrong County
• North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County
• South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County
• Buffalo Township, Butler County
• Freeport

See also

• Tributaries of the Allegheny River
• List of rivers of Pennsylvania
• List of tributaries of the Allegheny River

References

1. Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
2. "Buffalo Creek, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Little Buffalo Run, Butler County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. "Patterson Creek, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. "Long Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
6. "Marrowbone Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
7. "Rough Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
8. "North Branch Rough Run, Butler County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
9. "Sarver Run, Butler County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
10. "Sipes Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
11. "Cornplanter Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
12. "Pine Run, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
13. "Little Buffalo Creek, Butler County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
14. "Sarver Run, Butler County, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
15. "Armstrong County, PA Her People, Past and Present, Chapter 1, page 3". Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1914. Retrieved 7 November 2018.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
• Buffalo Creek Watershed Conservation Plan – Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania