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The Glaciated ___MASK31___ Plateau is that portion ___MASK17___ the ___MASK31___ Plateau that lies within the area covered by the last glaciation . As a result , this area ___MASK17___ the ___MASK31___ Plateau has lower relief and more gentle slopes than the relatively rugged Unglaciated ___MASK31___ Plateau . In general , the glaciated lies to the north and west ___MASK17___ the unglaciated , and forms an arc in northeastern to southeastern ___MASK35___ lying between the glacial till plains and the Unglaciated ___MASK31___ Plateau . The Glaciated ___MASK31___ Plateau extends into a belt ___MASK17___ southern New York State and the central Susquehanna River basin . Clear Creek is a tributary ___MASK17___ the Hocking River . It starts in western Fairfield County and flows southwest into ___MASK90___ Hocking County . In the upper half ___MASK17___ the creek ' s watershed was glaciated and currently has a large amount ___MASK17___ agricultural land use . The lower half is part ___MASK17___ the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau and is much more forested . The creek ' s mouth is found at 39 ° 35  49 `` N 82 ° 32  46 '' W The Hocking ___MASK58___ is a tributary ___MASK17___ the ___MASK35___ ___MASK58___ in southeastern ___MASK35___ in the United States . ___MASK20___ ( ___MASK20___ German : " Pennsylvaani "), officially the Commonwealth ___MASK17___ ___MASK20___ , is a state located in the northeastern and Mid - Atlantic regions ___MASK17___ the United States . The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle . The commonwealth borders Delaware to the southeast , Maryland to the south , West Virginia to the southwest , ___MASK35___ to the west , Lake Erie and the Canadian province ___MASK17___ Ontario to the northwest , New York to the north , and New Jersey to the east . The ___MASK35___ River , which streams westward from Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , to Cairo , Illinois , is the largest tributary , by volume , of the Mississippi River in the United States . At the confluence , the ___MASK35___ is considerably bigger than the Mississippi ( ___MASK35___ at Cairo : 281 , 500 cu ft / s ( 7 , 960 m / s ); Mississippi at Thebes : 208 , 200 cu ft / s ( 5 , 897 m / s )) and , thus , is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system , including the Allegheny River further upstream . The Unglaciated ___MASK31___ Plateau is located in an arc around southeastern ___MASK35___ into western Pennsylvania and West Virginia . ___MASK28___ is a state located in the Appalachian region ___MASK17___ the Southern United States . It is bordered by Virginia to the southeast , Kentucky to the southwest , ___MASK35___ to the northwest , Pennsylvania to the north ( and , slightly , east ), and Maryland to the northeast . ___MASK28___ is the 41st largest by area , the 38th most populous , and has the second lowest household income ___MASK17___ the 50 United States . The capital and largest city is Charleston . A tributary or affluent is a stream or ___MASK58___ that flows into a larger stream or main stem ( or parent ) ___MASK58___ or a lake . A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean . Tributaries and the main stem ___MASK58___ drain the surrounding drainage ___MASK89___ ___MASK17___ its surface water and groundwater , leading the water out into an ocean . A dissected plateau is a plateau area that has been severely eroded so that the relief is sharp . Such an area may be referred to as mountainous , but dissected plateaus are distinguishable from orogenic ___MASK60___ belts by the lack ___MASK17___ folding , metamorphism , extensive faulting , or magmatic activity that accompanies orogeny . The ___MASK31___ Plateau , in the United States , is a large dissected plateau area in western and central ___MASK85___ , ___MASK90___ and western Pennsylvania , ___MASK90___ and western West Virginia , and eastern ___MASK35___ . It is divided into the unglaciated ___MASK31___ Plateau and the glaciated ___MASK31___ Plateau . ___MASK35___ is an Eastern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States . ___MASK35___ is the 34th largest by area , the 7th most populous , and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States . The state ' s capital and largest city is Columbus .