Turtle Creek (Monongahela River tributary)
Turtle Creek is a 21.1-mile-long (34.0 km) tributary of the Monongahela River that is located in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Situated at its juncture with the Monongahela is Braddock, Pennsylvania, where the Battle of the Monongahela ("Braddock's Defeat") was fought in 1755.
| Turtle Creek | |
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Turtle Creek, as seen looking north from the George Westinghouse Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Westmoreland, Allegheny |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40.4275675°N 79.5769871°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40.3897913°N 79.8519929°W |
• elevation | 718.7 ft (219.1 m) |
| Length | 21.1 mi (34.0 km) |
| Basin size | 147.41 sq mi (381.8 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Wilmerding, Pennsylvania |
| • average | 189 cu ft/s (5.4 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 13 cu ft/s (0.37 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 10,100 cu ft/s (290 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Monongahela River |
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During the mid-nineteenth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad laid tracks along the stream as part of its Main Line from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
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