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Chenango River

Field	Value
name	Chenango River
image	Chenango River from Court Street Bridge in Binghamton, NY.jpg
image_caption	Chenango River from Court Street Bridge in Binghamton, New York, near its confluence with the Susquehanna River
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	New York
length_mi	90
discharge1_location	Chenango Forks, New York
discharge1_min	125 cuft/s
discharge1_max	8770 cuft/s
source1	Campbell Lakes, Morrisville Swamp
source1_location	Morrisville, Madison County, New York, United States
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation	1290 ft
mouth	Susquehanna River
mouth_location	Binghamton, Broome County, New York, New York, United States
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	820 ft
basin_size_mi2	1582
basin_size_ref
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
tributaries_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

Mill Brook, Bowman Creek, Tillotson Creek, Spring Brook, Genegantslet Creek, Ockerman Brook, Tioughnioga River, Thomas Creek, Castle Creek, Cutler Creek The Chenango River is a 90 mi 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, 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.

Course

The Chenango River begins near Morrisville in Madison County, in central New York, in the Morrisville Swamp in the Town of Smithfield, about 25 miles southwest of Utica. The river flows from the Campbell Lakes in the swamp, from waters flowing in from the Smithfield Hills to the north and west and a series of cliffs called "The Ledges" to the north and east. It flows south-southeast through the swamp. From Morrisville, it flows south past Eaton and is paralleled by the remnants of the old Chenango Canal from Randallsville, just south of Hamilton, to just north of Earlville where the old canal joined the river. Continuing south the Chenango is joined by the Sangerfield River, also known as the East Branch of the Chenango, just south of Earlville. Then it flows south past Sherburne to Norwich, where it turns southwest. At Oxford it turns south, and at Warn Lake it again turns southwest. It flows past Brisben and Greene to Chenango Forks, where, about nine miles north of Binghamton, it receives from the right its major tributary, the Tioughnioga River. It ends where it joins the Susquehanna from the north in downtown Binghamton in Broome County. Its overall length is about 90 miles.

Tributaries

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

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

Notes

References

"USGS 01512500 CHENANGO RIVER NEAR CHENANGO FORKS NY". United States Geological Survey.
(January 1, 1905). "Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York". Albany Brandow Printing Company.
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-29 , accessed August 8, 2011)
Runkle, Stephen A. ''[http://www.srbc.net/pubinfo/techdocs/Publication_229/Native%20American%20Report.pdf Native American Waterbody and Place Names within the Susquehanna River Basin and Surrounding Subbasins] {{webarchive. link. (2012-07-11 '' Publication 229. [[Susquehanna River Basin Commission]], September 2003.)
link. (2013-04-08)
(2012). "Outdoor Activities: Fishing: Places to Fish: Central NY Fishing: Chenango River". New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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