page_title: Confluence, Pennsylvania
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Confluence, Pennsylvania / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: A handrawn map of the Somerset region by George Washington from (DARMAP0214) http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?c=darlmaps;rgn1=darlmaps_su;med=1;q1=Allegheny%20County%20%20Pa.;back=back1497003769;size=20;subview=detail;resnum=1;view=entry;lastview=thumbnail;cc=darlmaps;entryid=x-darmap0214;viewid=DARMAP0214.TIF
context_page_description: Confluence is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 780 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: Confluence is at 39°48′36″N 79°21′24″W (39.809997, -79.356692). The borough is located at the southern end of Lower Turkeyfoot Township, and the borough of Ursina sits to its east. 
  Confluence is named for the juncture of the Casselman River and Laurel Hill Creek with the Youghiogheny River. It therefore provides many opportunities for boating and fishing (and hiking, as Pennsylvania's highest point, Mount Davis, is located nearby).
  According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (3.03%) is water. The borough is bordered to the south by the 2,840-acre (11.5 km²) Youghiogheny River Lake and to the north by the 19,052-acre (77.10 km²) Ohiopyle State Park.
caption: 1754 map of the Confluence & Turkeyfoot region drawn by George Washington
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