Youghiogheny River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Youghiogheny River
Ohiopyle Falls along the Youghiogheny
Map of the Monongahela River basin, with the Youghiogheny River highlighted.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia
Counties	Allegheny, PA, Westmoreland, PA, Fayette, PA, Somerset, PA, Garrett, MD, Preston, WV
Cities	McKeesport, PA, Connellsville, PA
Physical characteristics
Main source	Backbone Mountain, Preston County, West Virginia 2,688 ft (819 m) 39°14′43″N 79°29′19″W / 39.24528°N 79.48861°W / 39.24528; -79.48861
River mouth	Monongahela River McKeesport, Allegheny County, PA 724 ft (221 m) 40°21′19″N 79°52′16″W / 40.35528°N 79.87111°W / 40.35528; -79.87111
Length	132 mi (212 km)
Discharge (location 2)	Location: Oakland, MD Average rate: 329 cu ft/s (9.3 m3/s)
Basin features
Basin size	1,715 sq mi (4,440 km2)
Tributaries	Left: Maple Run, Rhine Creek, Cherry Bottom Run, Snowy Creek, Chisholm Run, Herrington Run, Toliver Run, Muddy Creek, Salt Block Run, White Rock Run, Trap Run, Laurel Run, Peppermint Hollow, Buffalo Run, Reason Run, Hall Run, Tub Run, Ramcat Run, Long Run, Meadow Run, Cucumber Run, Jonathan Run, Sugar Run, Bruner Run, Johnson Run, Morgan Run, Dunbar Creek, Opossum Run, Dickinson Run, Furnace Run, Virgin Run, Washington Run, Browneller Run, Flack Hollow, Cedar Creek, Pollock Run, Gillespie Run Right: Sand Spring Run, Cherry Creek, White Meadow Run, Little Youghiogheny River, Millers Run, Round Glade Run, Deep Creek, Fork Run, Steep Run, Ginseng Run, Gap Run, Bear Creek, Mill Run, Braddocks Run, Casselman River, Drake Run, Camp Run, Lick Run, Rock Spring Run, Sheepskin Run, Jim Run, Stulls Run, Bear Run, Laurel Run, Crooked Run, Workman Run, Indian Creek, Laurel Run, Mounts Creek, Galley Run, Hickman Run, Smiley Run, Laurel Run, Jacobs Creek, Sewickley Creek, Crawford Run, Long Run
Waterbodies	Silver Lake, Youghiogheny River Lake

The Youghiogheny River or the Yough (pronounced Yok) for short, is a 134-mile-long (216 km) 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.

Images for kids

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  Youghiogheny River Watershed in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia

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  1751 map depicting the "Yawyawganey River" (top-left corner)

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  Youghiogheny Lake and Dam on the Youghiogheny River near Confluence, Pennsylvania

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  The Lower Yough: One of the most actively run sections of whitewater east of the Mississippi River

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  Youghiogheny River at West Newton, Pennsylvania

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  View of the Youghiogheny Valley in the Alleghany Mountains, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (1898)