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Monongahela River

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Monongahela River

River, northern West Virginia, U.S. It flows north past Morgantown into Pennsylvania and joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River, after a total course of 128 mi (206 km). In its upper reaches it is used for hydroelectric power. Made navigable by means of locks for 106 mi (170 km), it serves as a major barge route.



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It confirmed that many chemicals associated with serious health risks have remained in treated wastewater flushed into the nearby Monongahela River, which provides drinking water for 350,000 people.
99 Paperback Images of America F159 Using archival photographs and maps accompanied by detailed captions, freelance writer Burns describes how the Allegheny, Ohio, and Monongahela Rivers contributed to the economic and social development of Pittsburgh.
Marianne Kelly, communications manager for a water company that sells water to Coca-Cola says that Dasani is "basically the Monongahela River in a bottle.
 
 
 
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