Crooked Creek
The Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area is a dam, reservoir, and park near Ford City, Armstrong County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	40°41′44″N 79°04′43″W / 40.6956207°N 79.078645°W / 40.6956207; -79.078645
Mouth
• coordinates	40°44′56″N 79°33′13″W / 40.7489532°N 79.5536568°W / 40.7489532; -79.5536568
• elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Discharge
• location	Ford City
• average	694 cu ft/s (19.7 m3/s)[1]
Basin features
River system	Allegheny River

Crooked Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in both Armstrong and Indiana counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.^[2]

Several covered bridges span the stream and its tributaries in Indiana County. The Thomas Covered Bridge crosses Crooked Creek in Armstrong Township.^[3] The Harmon's Covered Bridge crosses the South Branch Plum Creek and the Trusal Covered Bridge crosses Plum Creek, tributaries of Crooked Creek, in Washington Township.^[4]

Crooked Creek joins the Allegheny River in both Bethel and Manor townships.

(Mouth at the Allegheny River)

• Campbell Run^[5]
• Elbow Run^[6]
• Horney Camp Run^[7]
• Coal Bank Run^[8]
• Beers Run^[9]
• Pine Run^[10]
• Cherry Run^[11]
  • North Branch Cherry Run^[12]
• Fagley Run^[13]
  • Long Run^[14]
• Sugar Run^[15]
• Lindsay Run^[16]
• Craig Run^[17]
• Gobblers Run^[18]
• Plum Creek^[19]
  • Dutch Run^[20]
  • Cessna Run^[21]
  • South Branch^[22]
    • Mudlick Run^[23]
    • Sugarcamp Run^[24]
    • Reddings Run^[25]
    • Leisure Run^[26]
    • Goose Run^[27]
  • North Branch^[28]
• Walker Run^[29]
• Anthony Run^[30]
• Curry Run^[31]
  • Cheese Run^[32]
• Mitchell Run^[33]
• Dark Hollow Run^[34]
• Fulton Run^[35]
• McKee Run^[36]
• Twomile Run^[37]
• Pine Run^[38]
• Brush Run^[39]
• Rayne Run^[40]

Crooked Creek traverses the following political subdivisions, named in order they are first encountered traveling downstream:

• Rayne Township, Indiana County
• Washington Township, Indiana County
• Creekside
• White Township, Indiana County
• Armstrong Township, Indiana County
• Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County
• South Bend Township, Armstrong County
• Burrell Township, Armstrong County
• Bethel Township, Armstrong County
• Kittanning Township, Armstrong County
• Manor Township, Armstrong County

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania
• List of tributaries of the Allegheny River

• U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
• Crooked Creek Watershed Association