Buffalo Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Armstrong and Butler counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004.
Buffalo Creek joins the Allegheny River at the borough of Freeport.
Tributaries (Mouth at the Allegheny River)
Little Buffalo Creek Sarver Run Pine Run Cornplanter Run Rough Run North Branch Rough Run Sarver Run Marrowbone Run Patterson Creek Long Run Little Buffalo Run
Tributaries of Buffalo Creek Name Number Bank Mouth Political subdivision Source Political subdivision Buffalo Creek 0 Right (elev. ) Freeport Oakland Township, Butler County Little Buffalo Run 1 Right (elev. ) Clearfield Township, Butler County Summit Township, Butler County Patterson Creek 2 Left (elev. ) West Franklin Township, Armstrong County Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County Long Run 2.1 Left (elev. ) West Franklin Township, Armstrong County Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County Marrowbone Run 3 Left (elev. ) North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County Rough Run 4 Right (elev. ) North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County Summit Township, Butler County North Branch Rough Run 4.1 Right (elev. ) Winfield Township, Butler County Clearfield Township, Butler County Sarver Run 4.1.1 Right (elev. ) Winfield Township, Butler County Clearfield Township, Butler County Sipes Run 5 Left (elev. ) South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County Cornplanter Run 6 Right (elev. ) South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County Winfield Township, Butler County Pine Run 7 Left (elev. ) South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County Little Buffalo Creek 8 Right (elev. ) Buffalo Township, Butler County Jefferson Township, Butler County Sarver Run 8.1 Right (elev. ) Buffalo Township, Butler County Jefferson Township, Butler County
Cornplanter Run Cornplanter Run is a stream located just 5.6 miles from Freeport in South Buffalo township. It was once known as Cornplanter's Run, named for Chief Cornplanter whose people once resided near its mouth where they raised corn.
Political subdivisions Buffalo Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, given in the order encountered traveling downstream.
Oakland Township, Butler County Clearfield Township, Butler County West Franklin Township, Armstrong County North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County Buffalo Township, Butler County Freeport
See also Tributaries of the Allegheny River List of rivers of Pennsylvania List of tributaries of the Allegheny River
References
External links
U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations Buffalo Creek Watershed Conservation Plan – Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania