Conewango Creek
| Conewango Creek | |
|---|---|
| Basin | |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Main source | 42°16′51″N 78°51′25″W / 42.2808333°N 78.8569444°W |
| River mouth |
41°50′28″N 79°08′43″W / 41.8411708°N 79.1453223°W 1181 feet (360 meters) |
| Countries | United States |
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 will allow fish migration from the Allegheny River throughout the upper reaches of the Conewango Creek drainage basin. [3]
From Monday, August 25 through Thursday, 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, 27 miles of the Conewango Creek mainstream have been completely opened up to make the Conewango's watershed that much more ecologically sound. There are now no dams from where the river confluences with the Allegheny River all the way up into New York State. 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 since 1983 conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers. 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 Warren, Pennsylvania, who will receive a grant in the amount of $10,000 which they will use 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 activities will include a poker run, special fall celebration, creek cleanup, photo contest, and public water safety courses. The association also is exploring the possibility of 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. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ↑ "Conewango Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ↑ Ferry, Brian. "7,000 Muscle Move". Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ 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
- 1 2 http://pariveroftheyear.org/2015/01/16/conewango-creek-named-pennsylvanias-2015-river-of-the-year/