Chemung River
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The Chemung River (/ʃəˈmʌŋ/ shə-MUNG) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 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. The valley of the river has long been an important manufacturing center in the region but has suffered a decline in the late 20th century.
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Chemung River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York, Pennsylvania |
Counties | Steuben, NY, Chemung, NY, Bradford, PA |
Cities | Corning, Elmira |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Tioga River |
• location | Armenia Township |
• coordinates | 41°45′40″N 76°51′39″W |
2nd source | Cohocton River |
• location | Tabor Corners |
• coordinates | 42°39′26″N 77°31′56″W |
Source confluence | |
• location | Painted Post |
• coordinates | 42°9′7″N 77°5′25″W[1] |
• elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
Mouth | Susquehanna River |
• location | Sayre, PA |
• coordinates | 41°55′19″N 76°30′56″W[1] |
• elevation | 722 ft (220 m)[2] |
Length | 46 mi (74 km) |
Basin size | 2,506 sq mi (6,490 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Chemung, NY[3] |
• average | 2,623 cu ft/s (74.3 m3/s)[3] |
• minimum | 113 cu ft/s (3.2 m3/s) |
• maximum | 65,400 cu ft/s (1,850 m3/s) |
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