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Indian Creek
Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary)
Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary) is located in the United States
Indian Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary)
Location of Indian Creek mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Fayette
Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
Main source Shafer Run and Loyalhanna Creek divide
about 5 miles southeast of Kregar, Pennsylvania
2,560 ft (780 m)
40°06′24″N 079°13′38″W / 40.10667°N 79.22722°W / 40.10667; -79.22722
River mouth Youghiogheny River
Indian Creek, Pennsylvania
945 ft (288 m)
39°58′05″N 079°30′46″W / 39.96806°N 79.51278°W / 39.96806; -79.51278
Length 29.55 mi (47.56 km)
Basin features
Progression generally southwest
River system Monongahela River
Basin size 124.88 square miles (323.4 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Little Run
    Camp Run
    Roaring Run
    Back Creek
    Laurel Run
    Mill Run
  • Right:
    Champion Creek
    Wash Run
    Poplar Run
    Rasler Run
    Richter Run
    Tates Run
Waterbodies Mill Run Reservoir

Indian Creek is a 31.0-mile-long (49.9 km) tributary of the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Indian Creek drains the west slope of Laurel Hill in the Laurel Highlands and cuts a steep side canyon into the Youghiogheny Gorge to join the Youghiogheny River between Ohiopyle and Connellsville.

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