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The Youghiogheny River (/ j ɒ k ə ˈ ɡ eɪ n i / yok-ə-GAY-nee), or the Yough (/ ˈ j ɒ k / YOK) for short, is a 134-mile-long (216 km) tributary of the Monongahela River in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
Youghiogheny River, river rising in Preston county, W.Va., U.S., at Backbone Mountain, near the western edge of Maryland. It flows past Connellsville, Pa., to enter the Monongahela River at McKeesport, Pa., after a course of 135 miles (217 km). The Youghiogheny is the only river in western Maryland.
Boaters consider Youghiogheny River Lake, with its 16-mile length and channels up to one-half mile wide, the best powerboat and water-skiing lake in southwestern Pennsylvania.
The Lower Youghiogheny is a classic section of Class 3-4 whitewater that starts in the town of Ohiopyle, in southwestern Pennsylvania. The Lower Yough begins downstream of Ohiopyle Falls, right in the middle of town, and flows seven miles to the take-out at Bruner Run.
The Youghiogheny River is an incredible and unique resource, both as a natural and a cultural asset. It is a relatively “big water” river that flows from the crest of the Appalachians northward, flows 365 days a year and is an amazing cool temperature throughout the heat of the summer.
The Youghiogheny River Lake Recreation Area is a 16-mile long lake managed by the U.S. Corps of Engineers. It's one of premier water sports and boating lakes in southwestern Pennsylvania and has many opportunities for nearby camping, hiking, fishing, boating, and swimming.
The Youghiogheny River offers a section of whitewater for all experience levels. A short, 65 mile drive from Pittsburgh, and only 3.5 hours from Baltimore, Washington D.C, and Ohio makes it a perfect mountain getaway.
The Youghiogheny River is a legendary whitewater rafting stream in its upper watercourse near Confluence, Pennsylvania. At Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania, the rivers cascades through a series of waterfalls, the centerpiece of Ohiopyle State Park.
It forms the deepest gorge in Pennsylvania through Ohiopyle State Park, and is known for the most popular Class II and III rapids in the eastern United States, above and below the spectacular 18-foot Ohiopyle Falls, respectively.
Youghiogheny River is a river in Crellin, MD in Ohiopyle State Park, Youghiogheny Wild River Natural Environment Area, Appalachian Mountains, Allegheny Plateau. View a map of this area and more on Natural Atlas.
