Chenango River
The Chenango River is a 90-mile-long (140 km) tributary of the Susquehanna River in central New York in the United States. It drains a dissected plateau area in upstate New York at the northern end of the Susquehanna watershed.
| Chenango River | |
|---|---|
Chenango River from Court Street Bridge in Binghamton, New York, near its confluence with the Susquehanna River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Campbell Lakes, Morrisville Swamp |
| • location | Morrisville, Madison County, New York, United States |
| • coordinates | 42°56′23″N 75°40′06″W |
| • elevation | 1,290 ft (390 m) |
| Mouth | Susquehanna River |
• location | Binghamton, Broome County, New York, New York, United States |
• coordinates | 42°05′32″N 75°55′02″W |
• elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Length | 90 mi (140 km) |
| Basin size | 1,582 sq mi (4,100 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Chenango Forks, New York |
| • minimum | 125 cu ft/s (3.5 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 8,770 cu ft/s (248 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Payne Brook, Sangerfield River, Mad Brook, West Brook, Whapanaka Brook, Thompson Creek, Ransford Creek, Glen Road Brook, Wheeler Brook, Page Brook Creek, Osborne Creek, Phelps Creek |
| • right | Callahan Brook, Electric Light Stream, Eaton Brook, Bradley Brook, Kingsley Brook, Stone Mill Brook, Cold Spring Brook, Fly Creek, Cold Brook, Canasawacta Creek, Gilmore Brook, Fly Meadow Creek, Mill Brook, Bowman Creek, Tillotson Creek, Spring Brook, Genegantslet Creek, Ockerman Brook, Tioughnioga River, Thomas Creek, Castle Creek, Cutler Creek |
Named after the Oneida word for bull thistle, in the 19th century the Chenango furnished a critical link in the canal system of the northeastern United States. The Chenango Canal, built from 1836–1837 between Utica and Binghamton, connected the Erie Canal in the north to the Susquehanna River. The canal was rendered obsolete by railroads and was abandoned in 1878.
Flooding is often a concern during the spring and fall.
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