Connoquenessing Creek rises in eastern Butler County and flows southwest, through the Lake Oneida reservoir and past Butler, then west-northwest in a meandering course past Eidenau where Breakneck Creek is received, and then continuing past Harmony and Zelienople. It receives Slippery Rock Creek from the northwest near Ellwood City, then joins the Beaver west of Ellwood City, approximately 3 mi (5 km) further downstream.
In 2000, a scientific study was conducted to determine the health of the creek. Researchers discovered that only the Mississippi River received more toxic materials than the Connoquenessing, making the small river the second most polluted waterway in the United States. "The Armco Inc. steel facility in Butler, purchased last September [1999] by AK Steel, ranked first nationally for the amount of pollutant discharges. The steelmaker legally discharged more than 29 million pounds of nitrate compounds -- a waste produced when nitric acid is used to "pickle" or clean the surface of raw steel—into Connoquenessing Creek."[4]
However, as of 2010, the Connoquenessing Creek was not listed in the national Top 10 for polluted waterways. Also, as of 2010, Armco Inc. steel in Butler was not listed in the Top 20 in regards to national pollutant dischargers.[5]
The creek is a popular canoeing and kayaking destination, with many boaters entering the creek at various locations.
^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Connoquenessing Creek
^"ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
^ ab"Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
^Hopey, Don (2000-02-18). "Pa. ranks 2nd worst in toxic dumping". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
^Butler, Kiera (2012-04-02). "America’s Top 10 Most-Polluted Waterways" Mother Jones (magazine) Retrieved 2020-01-23.
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
May 05, 2023
connoquenessing, creek, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, apr. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Connoquenessing Creek news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Connoquenessing Creek is a tributary of the Beaver River approximately 50 mi 80 km long in Western Pennsylvania in the United States Connoquenessing CreekView of the Connoquenessing Creek from Renfrew PennsylvaniaLocationCountryUnited States of AmericaStatePennsylvaniaCountyBeaverButlerLawrenceCitiesButler PA Harmony PA Zelienople PA Ellwood City PAPhysical characteristicsSourceOneida Lake and Dam locationButler County Pennsylvania coordinates40 59 32 N 79 52 11 W 40 99222 N 79 86972 W 40 99222 79 86972 1 MouthBeaver River locationEllwood City Beaver County Pennsylvania coordinates40 51 13 N 80 19 13 W 40 85361 N 80 32028 W 40 85361 80 32028 Coordinates 40 51 13 N 80 19 13 W 40 85361 N 80 32028 W 40 85361 80 32028 1 elevation735 ft 224 m 1 Length57 76 mi 92 96 km 2 Basin size839 79 square miles 2 175 0 km2 3 Discharge locationBeaver River average1 123 10 cu ft s 31 803 m3 s at mouth with Beaver River 3 Basin featuresProgressionBeaver River Ohio River Mississippi River Gulf of MexicoRiver systemBeaver RiverTributaries leftBonnie Brook Thorn Creek Glade Run Breakneck Creek Brush Creek rightSullivan Run Little Connoquenessing Creek Scholars Run Camp Run Slippery Rock Creek Contents 1 Course 2 Watershed 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCourse EditConnoquenessing Creek rises in eastern Butler County and flows southwest through the Lake Oneida reservoir and past Butler then west northwest in a meandering course past Eidenau where Breakneck Creek is received and then continuing past Harmony and Zelienople It receives Slippery Rock Creek from the northwest near Ellwood City then joins the Beaver west of Ellwood City approximately 3 mi 5 km further downstream Watershed Edit Connoquenessing Creek in Butler Pennsylvania In 2000 a scientific study was conducted to determine the health of the creek Researchers discovered that only the Mississippi River received more toxic materials than the Connoquenessing making the small river the second most polluted waterway in the United States The Armco Inc steel facility in Butler purchased last September 1999 by AK Steel ranked first nationally for the amount of pollutant discharges The steelmaker legally discharged more than 29 million pounds of nitrate compounds a waste produced when nitric acid is used to pickle or clean the surface of raw steel into Connoquenessing Creek 4 However as of 2010 the Connoquenessing Creek was not listed in the national Top 10 for polluted waterways Also as of 2010 Armco Inc steel in Butler was not listed in the Top 20 in regards to national pollutant dischargers 5 The creek is a popular canoeing and kayaking destination with many boaters entering the creek at various locations See also EditList of rivers of PennsylvaniaReferences Edit a b c U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Connoquenessing Creek ArcGIS Web Application epa maps arcgis com US EPA Retrieved 28 July 2019 a b Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Report Waters Geoviewer US EPA Retrieved 28 July 2019 Hopey Don 2000 02 18 Pa ranks 2nd worst in toxic dumping Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 2010 07 18 Butler Kiera 2012 04 02 America s Top 10 Most Polluted Waterways Mother Jones magazine Retrieved 2020 01 23 External links EditU S Geological Survey PA stream gaging stations Penn State Univ Geology of Butler County Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Connoquenessing Creek amp oldid 1142967612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
