Pithole Creek
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Pithole Creek is a 17.1 miles (27.5 km) tributary
of the Allegheny River
in Northwest Pennsylvania in the United States
. It has a drainage area
of 41.8 square miles (108.3 km²). Pithole Creek joins the Allegheny River approximately 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) upstream of Oleopolis.
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 Allegheny River
Allegheny River
The Allegheny River is a principal tributary of the Ohio River; it is located in the Eastern United States. The Allegheny River joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River at the "Point" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
in Northwest Pennsylvania in the United States
United States
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. It has a drainage area
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of 41.8 square miles (108.3 km²). Pithole Creek joins the Allegheny River approximately 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) upstream of Oleopolis.