OSWEGO RIVER (NEW YORK)

The 'Oswego River' is a river in upstate New York in the United States. This river is the second-largest river (after the Niagara River) flowing into Lake Ontario.

Contents

The Oswego Canal

The river course

River sports

See also

References

External links

The Oswego Canal

"Canalized" for part of its length as the Oswego Canal, the Oswego River also serves as an integral part of the New York State Canal System, providing a route from the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario. This section of the canal was completed in 1827, two years after completion of the Erie Canal. In 1917, as part of a general overhaul of the canal system, the Oswego Canal was deepened and refurbished. The canal is now 14 feet (4 m) deep and has an overhead clearance of 20 feet (6 m).

The river course

The Oswego River starts at the confluence of the Oneida River (flowing from Oneida Lake) and the Seneca River (flowing from Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake, and Montezuma Marsh). The river drains an area of 5,122 square miles (13,265 sq km), as large as the states of Rhode Island and Delaware.
At its mouth at Lake Ontario, the river divides the City of Oswego just as it divides the City of Fulton a few miles upstream.

River sports

The river is famous for its salmon run in early autumn, followed by a steelhead run later in the fall.

See also

★ List of New York rivers

References

External links

★ Information and Boater's Guide to the Oswego River and NYS Canal

★ New York State Barge Canal information

★ Fishing the Oswego River