Monongahela RiverArticle Free Pass Monongahela River, river
formed by the confluence of the Tygart and West Fork rivers in
Marion county, West Virginia, U.S. It flows 128 miles (206 km)
in a northerly direction past Morgantown into Pennsylvania, past
Brownsville and Charleroi, joining the Allegheny River at
Pittsburgh to become a major headwater of the Ohio River. In its
upper reaches the river has a swift current and furnishes
hydroelectric power to several cities. The Monongahela, made
navigable by means of locks for 106 miles (170 km), is a major
barge route, carrying coal, coke, iron, and steel. What made you
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