Youghiogheny River
The Youghiogheny River /jɒkəˈɡeɪni/,[3] or the Yough (pronounced Yok /ˈjɒk/) for short, is a 134 miles-long (216 km)[1] tributary of the Monongahela River in the U.S. states of West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. It drains an area on the west side of the Allegheny Mountains northward into Pennsylvania.
| Youghiogheny River | |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Monongahela River |
| Length | 132 mi (212 km)[1] |
| Mouth elevation | 724 ft (221 m)[2] |
Youghiogheny River Media
Youghiogheny River Watershed in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia
1751 map depicting the "Yawyawganey River" (top-left corner)
Youghiogheny Lake and Dam on the Youghiogheny River near Confluence, Pennsylvania
The Lower Yough: One of the most actively run sections of whitewater east of the Mississippi River
Youghiogheny River at West Newton, Pennsylvania
View of the Youghiogheny Valley in the Alleghany Mountains, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (1898)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Youghiogheny River
- ↑ "Youghiogheny". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
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