Allegheny River

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/allegheny-river

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is the Allegheny River?325 miles (523 km)
2. What is the location?Western Pennsylvania and southwestern New York
3. What is the hydrological role?Principal headstream of the Ohio and Mississippi River systems
4. What is the Kinzua Dam and why was it built?The Kinzua Dam was finished in 1965 and holds back the Allegheny River to create a big lake. It was mainly built to stop floods from hurting towns downstream, and it also helps make electricity and gives people a place to play on the water.
5. Where does the Allegheny River start and where does it end?The river begins just below the 42nd parallel north, flows north into New York, then turns southwest and crosses back into Pennsylvania. It ends in Pittsburgh where it meets the Monongahela River.

Fluvial Geomorphology: The study of landforms created by rivers and streams.
Watershed: An area of land where all the water drains into a common river or lake.
Confluence: The point where two or more rivers or streams join together.
Etymology: The study of the origin of words and the historical development of their meanings.