Chenango River

Not to be confused with Shenango River.
Chenango River
Chenango River from Court Street Bridge in Binghamton, New York, near its confluence with the Susquehanna River
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
Physical characteristics
SourceCampbell Lakes, Morrisville Swamp
 • locationMorrisville, Madison County, New York, United States
 • coordinates42°56′23″N 75°40′06″W / 42.93972°N 75.66833°W / 42.93972; -75.66833
 • elevation1,290 ft (390 m)
MouthSusquehanna River
 • location
Binghamton, Broome County, New York, New York, United States
 • coordinates
42°05′32″N 75°55′02″W / 42.09222°N 75.91722°W / 42.09222; -75.91722
 • elevation
820 ft (250 m)
Length90 mi (140 km)
Basin size1,582 sq mi (4,100 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationChenango Forks, New York[1]
 • minimum125 cu ft/s (3.5 m3/s)[1]
 • maximum8,770 cu ft/s (248 m3/s)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftPayne 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
 • rightCallahan 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

The Chenango River[3] is a 90-mile-long (140 km)[4] 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.

Named after the Oneida word for bull thistle,[5] 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.

  1. ^ a b c "USGS 01512500 CHENANGO RIVER NEAR CHENANGO FORKS NY". waterdata.usgs.gov/. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ Van Alstyne, Henry A. (January 1, 1905). Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York. Albany, New York: Albany Brandow Printing Company. p. 634. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chenango River
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 8, 2011
  5. ^ Runkle, Stephen A. Native American Waterbody and Place Names within the Susquehanna River Basin and Surrounding Subbasins Archived 2012-07-11 at the Wayback Machine Publication 229. Susquehanna River Basin Commission, September 2003.