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The Monongahela River (also known locally as the Mon ) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 on the Allegheny Plateau
Allegheny Plateau

The Allegheny Plateau is a large dissected plateau area in western and central New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and eastern Ohio....
 in North-Central
North-Central West Virginia

North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown, West Virginia....
 West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
 and south western
Western Pennsylvania

Western Pennsylvania consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its economic and cultural center....
 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. At Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
, it meets the Allegheny River
Allegheny River

The Allegheny River is a principal tributary of the Ohio River; it is located in the Eastern United States. The Allegheny River joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River at the "Point State Park#History" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
 to form the Ohio River
Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....
.

Monongahela is formed by the confluence
Confluence (geography)

Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where a tributary joins a more major river, called the mainstem , when that major river is also the highest Strahler Stream Order in the drainage basin....
 of the West Fork River
West Fork River

The West Fork River is a principal tributary of the Monongahela River, 103 miles long, in north-central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Monongahela and Ohio River Rivers, it is part of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 881 square miles on the glaciation portion of the Allegheny Plateau....
 and the Tygart Valley River
Tygart Valley River

The Tygart Valley River, sometimes known as the Tygart River, is a principal tributary of the Monongahela River, approximately 160 miles long, in east-central West Virginia, USA....
 at Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont, West Virginia

Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 19,097 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County, West Virginia....
. The river is navigable its entire length with a series of locks and dams that maintain a minimum depth of to accommodate coal-laden barges.






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The Monongahela River (also known locally as the Mon ) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 on the Allegheny Plateau
Allegheny Plateau

The Allegheny Plateau is a large dissected plateau area in western and central New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and eastern Ohio....
 in North-Central
North-Central West Virginia

North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown, West Virginia....
 West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
 and south western
Western Pennsylvania

Western Pennsylvania consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its economic and cultural center....
 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. At Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
, it meets the Allegheny River
Allegheny River

The Allegheny River is a principal tributary of the Ohio River; it is located in the Eastern United States. The Allegheny River joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River at the "Point State Park#History" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
 to form the Ohio River
Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....
.

Geography

The Monongahela is formed by the confluence
Confluence (geography)

Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where a tributary joins a more major river, called the mainstem , when that major river is also the highest Strahler Stream Order in the drainage basin....
 of the West Fork River
West Fork River

The West Fork River is a principal tributary of the Monongahela River, 103 miles long, in north-central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Monongahela and Ohio River Rivers, it is part of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 881 square miles on the glaciation portion of the Allegheny Plateau....
 and the Tygart Valley River
Tygart Valley River

The Tygart Valley River, sometimes known as the Tygart River, is a principal tributary of the Monongahela River, approximately 160 miles long, in east-central West Virginia, USA....
 at Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont, West Virginia

Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 19,097 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County, West Virginia....
. The river is navigable its entire length with a series of locks and dams that maintain a minimum depth of to accommodate coal-laden barges. In Pennsylvania, the Monongahela is met by two major tributaries
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
: the Cheat River
Cheat River

The Cheat River is a tributary of the Monongahela River in eastern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Via the Monongahela and Ohio River Rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River drainage basin....
, which joins at Point Marion
Point Marion, Pennsylvania

Point Marion is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,333 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District....
, and the Youghiogheny River
Youghiogheny River

The Youghiogheny River...
, which joins at McKeesport
McKeesport, Pennsylvania

McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States, at the Confluence of the Monongahela River and Youghiogheny River Rivers and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area....
.

History

The Monongahela Valley was the site of a famous, if small battle that was one of the first in the French and Indian War
French and Indian War

The French and Indian War was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War, known in Canada as the War of the Conquest. The name refers to the two main enemies of the British: the royal French forces and the various Indigenous peoples of the Americas forces allied with them....
 (Braddock Expedition
Braddock expedition

The Braddock expedition, also called Braddock's campaign or, more commonly, Braddock's Defeat, was a failed Great Britain attempt to capture the France Fort Duquesne in the summer of 1755 during the French and Indian War that ended with the #Battle of the Monongahela....
). It resulted in a sharp defeat for British
British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, and other Dependent territory ruled or administered by the United Kingdom , that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries....
 and Colonial
Thirteen Colonies

The Thirteen Colonies were part of what became known as British America, a name that was used by Great Britain until the Treaty of Paris recognized the independence of the original thirteen United States of America in 1783....
 forces against those of the French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and their Native American
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
 allies.

The Monongahela Valley was the site of the Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion, less commonly known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a popular uprising that had its beginnings in 1791 and culminated in an insurrection in 1794 in the locality of Washington, Pennsylvania, in the Monongahela River....
 in 1794.

In 1817, the Pennsylvania legislature authorized the Monongahela Navigation Company to build 16 dams with bypass locks to create a river transportation system between Pittsburgh and West Virginia. Originally planned to run as far south as the Cheat River, the system was extended to Fairmont, and bituminous coal from West Virginia was the chief product transported downstream. After a canal tunnel through Grant's Hill in Pittsburgh was completed in 1832, boats could travel between the Monongahela River and the Western Division Canal of Pennsylvania's principal east-west canal and railroad system, the Main Line of Public Works
Main Line of Public Works

The Main Line of Public Works was a railroad and canal system built by the Pennsylvania in the 19th century. It ran from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania west through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and across the state to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and connected with other divisions of the Pennsylvania Canal....
. In 1897, the Federal government took possession of the Monongahela Navigation through condemnation proceedings. Later, the dam-lock combinations were increased in size and reduced in number. In 2006, the navigation system, operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers, had nine dam-locks along of waterway. The locks overcame a change in elevation of about .

Briefly linked to the Monongahela Navigation was the Youghiogheny Navigation, a slack water system of between McKeesport and West Newton. It had two dam-locks overcoming a change in elevation of about . Opening in 1850, it was destroyed by a flood in 1865.

During the 19th century, the Monongahela was heavily used by industry
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
, and several U.S. Steel
U.S. Steel

The United States Steel Corporation , more commonly known as U.S. Steel, is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada, and Central Europe....
 plants, including the Homestead
Homestead, Pennsylvania

Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, in the Monongahela River seven miles southeast of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but directly across the river from the city limit line....
 Works, site of the Homestead Strike
Homestead Strike

The Homestead Strike was a labour lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892....
 of 1892, were built along its banks. Following the killing of several workers in the course of the strike, anarchist Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman was an anarchism known for her political activism, writing and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century....
 wrote: "Words had lost their meaning in the face of the innocent blood spilled on the banks of the Monongahela."

Two ship
Ship

A ship is a large watercraft that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as the ferry or cargo ships, fishing, cruise ship, Coast guard, and warship....
s in the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
 have been named Monongahela
USS Monongahela

USS Monongahela may refer to:*, was launched in 1862 and served during the American Civil War*, was an Oiler acquired by the US Navy in July 1942 and decommissioned August 1957...
 for the river.

The river was the site of a famous airplane crash that has become the subject of numerous urban legends and conspiracy theories. Early in the morning of January 31, 1956, a B-25 bomber en route from Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base

Nellis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Clark County, Nevada, Nevada. It is seven nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Las Vegas, Nevada....
 in Nevada
Nevada

Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....
 to Olmstead Air Force Base in Pennsylvania crashed into the river near the Glenwood Bridge
Glenwood Bridge

The Glenwood Bridge is a cantilever bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which carries Pennsylvania Route 885 over the Monongahela River. It was constructed in 1966 to replace an old decayed unsafe iron bridge dating from 1894....
 in Homestead, Pennsylvania
Homestead, Pennsylvania

Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, in the Monongahela River seven miles southeast of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but directly across the river from the city limit line....
. All six crewmen survived the crash but two later succumbed to exposure
Exposure

Exposure can refer to:In biology:* A condition of very poor health or death resulting from lack of protection over prolonged periods under weather, extreme temperatures or dangerous substances ...
 and drowned. Despite the relative shallowness of the water, the aircraft was never recovered.

Miscellany

  • The Monongahela is uncommon as one of the few major navigable rivers in the world that flows north.


  • Monongalia County, West Virginia
    Monongalia County, West Virginia

    Monongalia County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia and is part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State. As of 2000, the population was 81,866....
     is named for the river. The word "Monongalia" is a Latinized version of the Native American word "Monongahela," which means "falling banks," in reference to the geological instability of the river's banks.


  • Monongahela, Pennsylvania
    Monongahela, Pennsylvania

    Monongahela is a city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 4,761 at the 2000 census....
     is named after the river.


  • The Monongahela Valley is referenced in the Bruce Springsteen
    Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American songwriter, singer and musician. He has recorded and toured with the E Street Band....
     song, "Youngstown"--on his 1995 album The Ghost of Tom Joad
    The Ghost of Tom Joad

    The Ghost of Tom Joad is the eleventh studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1995 . The album was recorded and mixed at Thrill Hill during the spring and summer of 1995....
    .


  • "Monongahela" is uttered in the television show Seinfeld
    Seinfeld

    Seinfeld is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning Television in the United States Situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in Broadcast syndication....
     as one of Kramer's famous random expressions. The episode is the 23rd of the 6th season, "The Face Painter
    The Face Painter

    "The Face Painter" is the 109th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 23rd episode for the 6th season. It aired on May 11, 1995....
    ". The reference occurs around the 4th-5th minute of the show.


  • It is also credited (incorrectly) by Michael Douglas in the film "The Wonder Boys" for washing away his unsaved book manuscript after Robert Downey Jr. crashes his car into a bowling alley. (This scene actually took place NW of the Monongahela River along the Ohio River in Rochester, PA).


  • Montana Diaz Herrera/Sally Lerner (Ayda Field) of the television show Back To You
    Back to You

    Back to You is an United States situation comedy series created and executive produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan. The series was directed by James Burrows, and stars Primetime Emmy Award-winners Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as squabbling anchors of a news program....
     has trouble pronouncing the name "Monongahela" when she has to mention it in her weather forecast.


  • The Monongahela River was immortalized in the spoken introduction to actor/comedian Guy Marks
    Guy Marks

    Guy Marks was an United States comedian and impressionist .He was born Mario Scarpa in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Marks was married and divorced several times, and had two sibling and five sisters....
    ' parody hit "Loving You Has Made Me Bananas" (1968).


  • The Monongahela is mentioned in the choruses of The Oak Ridge Boys' song "Gonna Take A Lot of River" along with the Mississippi and the Ohio.


Cities and towns along the Monongahela River

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  • Allenport, Pennsylvania
    Allenport, Pennsylvania

    Allenport is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River. The population was 549 at the 2000 census....
  • Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
    Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

    Belle Vernon is a borough located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania along the Monongahela River. The population was 1,211 at the 2000 census....
  • Braddock, Pennsylvania
  • Brownsville, Pennsylvania
    Brownsville, Pennsylvania

    Brownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, 35 miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. In 1940, 8,015 people lived here....
  • California, Pennsylvania
    California, Pennsylvania

    California is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River. The population was 5,274 as of the 2000 census....
  • Charleroi, Pennsylvania
    Charleroi, Pennsylvania

    Charleroi is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River, 25 miles south of Pittsburgh. Charleroi was settled in 1890 and incorporated in 1891....
  • Clairton, Pennsylvania
    Clairton, Pennsylvania

    Clairton is a third-class city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River and is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area....
  • Coal Center, Pennsylvania
    Coal Center, Pennsylvania

    Coal Center is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River. The population was 134 at the 2000 census....
  • Donora, Pennsylvania
    Donora, Pennsylvania

    Donora is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, 20 miles south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River river. Donora was incorporated in 1901....
  • Dravosburg, Pennsylvania
    Dravosburg, Pennsylvania

    Dravosburg is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 2,015 at the United States Census 2000....
  • Dunlevy, Pennsylvania
    Dunlevy, Pennsylvania

    Dunlevy is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 397 at the 2000 census.Geography...
  • Duquesne, Pennsylvania
    Duquesne, Pennsylvania

    Duquesne is a city along the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area....
  • Elco, Pennsylvania
    Elco, Pennsylvania

    Elco is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 362 at the 2000 census....
  • Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
    Elizabeth, Pennsylvania

    Elizabeth is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania on the east bank of the Monongahela River river, where PA Rte. 51 crosses, 15 miles upstream [south] of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and close to the county line....
  • Fairmont, West Virginia
    Fairmont, West Virginia

    Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 19,097 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County, West Virginia....
  • Fayette City, Pennsylvania
    Fayette City, Pennsylvania

    Fayette City is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 714 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Belle Vernon Area School District....
  • Fredericktown-Millsboro, Pennsylvania
    Fredericktown-Millsboro, Pennsylvania

    Fredericktown-Millsboro is a census-designated place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2000 census....
  • Glassport, Pennsylvania
    Glassport, Pennsylvania

    Glassport is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, approximately 10 miles south of Pittsburgh and the confluence of the Monongahela River and Allegheny River rivers where they form the Ohio River Glassport lies along the east side of the Monongahela river in the Monongahela River, where many blue-collar municipalities ha...
  • Granville, West Virginia
    Granville, West Virginia

    Granville is a town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 778 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown metropolitan area....
  • Greensboro, Pennsylvania
    Greensboro, Pennsylvania

    Greensboro is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 295 at the 2000 census....
  • Hiller, Pennsylvania
    Hiller, Pennsylvania

    Hiller is a census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 1,234. It is located in Luzerne Township, Pennsylvania....
  • Homestead, Pennsylvania
    Homestead, Pennsylvania

    Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, in the Monongahela River seven miles southeast of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but directly across the river from the city limit line....
  • McKeesport, Pennsylvania
    McKeesport, Pennsylvania

    McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States, at the Confluence of the Monongahela River and Youghiogheny River Rivers and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area....
  • Monessen, Pennsylvania
    Monessen, Pennsylvania

    Monessen is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,669 at the 2000 census. In 1940, 20,257 people lived there....
  • Monongahela, Pennsylvania
    Monongahela, Pennsylvania

    Monongahela is a city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 4,761 at the 2000 census....
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
    Morgantown, West Virginia

    Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States, on the banks of the Monongahela River....
  • Munhall, Pennsylvania
    Munhall, Pennsylvania

    Munhall is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania on the west bank of the Monongahela River river, eight miles south of the confluence of the Monongahela River and the Allegheny River rivers where the Ohio River river begins....
  • Nemacolin, Pennsylvania
    Nemacolin, Pennsylvania

    Nemacolin is a census-designated place in Greene County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2000 census....
  • New Eagle, Pennsylvania
    New Eagle, Pennsylvania

    New Eagle is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 2,262 at the 2000 census....
  • Newell, Pennsylvania
    Newell, Pennsylvania

    Newell is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 551 at the 2000 census. The town is served by the Frazier School District....
  • North Braddock, Pennsylvania
    North Braddock, Pennsylvania

    North Braddock is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. North Braddock was organized from a part of Braddock Township in 1897....
  • North Charleroi, Pennsylvania
    North Charleroi, Pennsylvania

    North Charleroi is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,409 at the 2000 census.The city is also known as "Lock 4"....
  • North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
  • Point Marion, Pennsylvania
    Point Marion, Pennsylvania

    Point Marion is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,333 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District....
  • Port Vue, Pennsylvania
    Port Vue, Pennsylvania

    Port Vue is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,228 at the United States Census 2000....
  • Rankin, Pennsylvania
    Rankin, Pennsylvania

    Rankin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 8 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the Monongahela River river. Early in the 20th century, Rankin specialized in manufacturing steel and wire goods....
  • Rivesville, West Virginia
    Rivesville, West Virginia

    Rivesville is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 913 at the 2000 census....
  • Roscoe, Pennsylvania
    Roscoe, Pennsylvania

    Roscoe is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 848 at the 2000 census....
  • Speers, Pennsylvania
    Speers, Pennsylvania

    Speers is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2000 census....
  • Star City, West Virginia
    Star City, West Virginia

    Star City is a small town in Monongalia County, West Virginia, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 1,366 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Stockdale, Pennsylvania
    Stockdale, Pennsylvania

    Stockdale is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 555 at the 2000 census....
  • West Brownsville, Pennsylvania
    West Brownsville, Pennsylvania

    West Brownsville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 2000 census....
  • West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
    West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania

    West Elizabeth is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 565 at the United States Census 2000....
  • West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
    West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

    The Borough of West Mifflin is a suburban community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies at the heart of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area, just 8.7 miles south, souheast of downtown....
  • Westover, West Virginia
    Westover, West Virginia

    Westover is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,941 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown metropolitan area....
  • Whitaker, Pennsylvania
    Whitaker, Pennsylvania

    Whitaker is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States and is three miles upriver from Pittsburgh. The population was 1,338 at the United States Census 2000....


    • Variant names

    According to the Geographic Names Information System
    Geographic Names Information System

    The is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States and its territories....
    , the Monongahela River has also been known historically as:
    • Malangueulé
    • Manaungahela River
    • Me-nan-gi-hil-li
    • Meh-non-au-au-ge-hel-al
    • Mehmannaunringgehlau
    • Mehmannauwinggehla
    • Mo-hon-ga-ly River
    • Mo-hon-galy River
    • Mo-hon-gey-e-la River
  • Mo-hong-gey-e-la River
  • Mohungahala River
  • Mohunghala River
  • Monaung River
  • Monaungahela River
  • Monna River
  • Monnyahela River
  • Monona River
  • Mononga River
  • Monongahalia River
  • Monongahaly River
  • Monongaheley River
  • Monongahelia River
  • Monongalia River
  • Monongalo River
  • Mononguhela River
  • Mononyahela River
  • Muddy River


    • Photo gallery


    See also

    • List of crossings of the Monongahela River
      List of crossings of the Monongahela River

      This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Monongahela River starting from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the rivers join to form the Ohio River....
    • List of Pennsylvania rivers
      List of Pennsylvania rivers

      This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania...
    • List of West Virginia rivers
      List of West Virginia rivers

      This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia.List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams in the state....


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