Chemung River

Chemung River
The Chemung River at Elmira, New York
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York, Pennsylvania
CountiesSteuben, NY, Chemung, NY, Bradford, PA
CitiesCorning, Elmira
Physical characteristics
SourceTioga River
 - locationArmenia Township
 - coordinates41°45′40″N 76°51′39″W / 41.76111°N 76.86083°W / 41.76111; -76.86083
2nd sourceCohocton River
 - locationTabor Corners
 - coordinates42°39′26″N 77°31′56″W / 42.65722°N 77.53222°W / 42.65722; -77.53222
Source confluence 
 - locationPainted Post
 - coordinates42°9′7″N 77°5′25″W / 42.15194°N 77.09028°W / 42.15194; -77.09028[1]
 - elevation935 ft (285 m)
MouthSusquehanna River
 - locationSayre, PA
 - coordinates41°55′19″N 76°30′56″W / 41.92194°N 76.51556°W / 41.92194; -76.51556[1]
 - elevation722 ft (220 m)[2]
Length46 mi (74 km)
Basin size2,506 sq mi (6,490 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 - locationChemung, NY[3]
 - average2,623 cu ft/s (74.3 m3/s)[3]
 - minimum113 cu ft/s (3.2 m3/s)
 - maximum65,400 cu ft/s (1,850 m3/s)

The Chemung River (/ʃəˈmʌŋ/ shə-MUNG) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, about 46.4 miles (74.7 km) long,[4] in south central New York and northern Pennsylvania in the United States. It drains a mountainous region of the northern Allegheny Plateau in the Southern Tier of New York.

References

  1. 1 2 "Chemung River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.
  3. 1 2 3 Water Resources Data New York Water Year 2003, Volume 3: Western New York, USGS
  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