Chest Creek
Encyclopedia
Chest Creek is a 40.4 miles (65 km) tributary
of the West Branch Susquehanna River
in Cambria
and Clearfield
counties, Pennsylvania
, in the United States
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Chest Creek joins the West Branch Susquehanna River at the borough of Mahaffey
.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the West Branch Susquehanna River
West Branch Susquehanna River
The West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the two principal branches, along with the North Branch, of the Susquehanna River in the northeastern United States. The North Branch, which rises in upstate New York, is generally regarded as the extension of the main branch, with the shorter West Branch...
in Cambria
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It comprises the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 143,679....
and Clearfield
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Clearfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 81,642.Clearfield County was created on March 26, 1804, from parts of Huntingdon and Lycoming Counties but was administered as part of Centre County until 1812...
counties, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Chest Creek joins the West Branch Susquehanna River at the borough of Mahaffey
Mahaffey, Pennsylvania
Mahaffey is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 402 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mahaffey is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
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