Shade Creek
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Shade Creek is a tributary
of Stony Creek
in Somerset County
, Pennsylvania
in the United States
.
Shade Creek, formed by the confluence of Dark Shade and Clear Shade creeks approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) downstream of the community of Cairnbrook, flows for 9.5 miles (15.3 km) to join Stony Creek at the community of Seanor.
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 Stony Creek
Stony Creek (Pennsylvania)
Stony Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River from its headwaters to the gate of Pennsylvania State Game Lands 211...
in Somerset County
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 77,742. Somerset County was created on April 17, 1795, from part of Bedford County and named for Somerset, United Kingdom. Its county seat is Somerset. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania,...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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in the United States
United States
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Shade Creek, formed by the confluence of Dark Shade and Clear Shade creeks approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) downstream of the community of Cairnbrook, flows for 9.5 miles (15.3 km) to join Stony Creek at the community of Seanor.
Tributaries
- Dark Shade Creek joins Clear Shade Creek, approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) downstream of the community of Cairnbrook, to form Shade Creek.
- Clear Shade Creek flows through Forbes State ForestForbes State ForestForbes State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #4. The main offices are located in Laughlintown in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Mount Davis, the highest peak in Pennsylvania, is located in the forest.The forest was named...
, east of WindberWindber, PennsylvaniaWindber is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, eight miles south of Johnstown. It was at one time a place of industrial activities which included coal mining, lumbering, and the manufacture of fire brick. In 1897, the community was founded by coal barons Charles and Edward Julius Berwind...
, before joining Dark Shade Creek, approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) downstream of the community of Cairnbrook, to form Shade Creek.