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===Tributaries=== {{Main|Tributaries of the Allegheny River}} In its upper reaches, the Allegheny River is joined from the south by [[Potato Creek (Pennsylvania)|Potato Creek]] {{cvt|1.7|mi|km}} downstream of [[Coryville, Pennsylvania|Coryville]], Pennsylvania and from the north by [[Olean Creek]] at Olean, New York. [[Tunungwant Creek|Tunungwant "Tuna" Creek]] joins the river from the south in Carrollton, New York (flowing north from Bradford, Pennsylvania); the [[Great Valley Creek]] and [[Little Valley Creek (Allegheny River)|Little Valley Creek]] join the river from the north at Salamanca, New York before becoming the [[Allegheny Reservoir]]. After re-entering Pennsylvania, the river is joined from the east by [[Kinzua Creek]] {{cvt|10|mi|km}} upstream of Warren; from the north by [[Conewango Creek]] at Warren; from the west by [[Brokenstraw Creek]]; from the east by East Hickory Creek at East Hickory; from the east by [[Tionesta Creek]] at Tionesta; from the north by [[Oil Creek (Allegheny River)|Oil Creek]] at Oil City; from the west by [[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]] at Franklin; from the east by the [[Clarion River]], a principal tributary, at Parker; from the east by [[Crooked Creek (Allegheny River)|Crooked Creek]] southeast of Kittanning; and from the east by the [[Kiskiminetas River]], another principal tributary, at Schenley. [[Buffalo Creek (Allegheny River)|Buffalo Creek]] enters at Freeport, [[Chartiers Run (Allegheny River)|Chartiers Run]] enters at Lower Burrell, [[Bull Creek (Allegheny River)|Bull Creek]] enters at Tarentum, [[Pucketa Creek]] enters near New Kensington, [[Riddle Run]] enters at Springdale, and [[Girtys Run]] enters at Millvale. And finally, the confluence of the [[Monongahela River]] and Allegheny form the [[Ohio River]] at downtown Pittsburgh. Many additional [[stream]]s enter or join with the Allegheny River along its course.
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