Genesee River - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genesee River Čunehstí•yu• (Tuscarora)[1] | |
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![]() Genesee River near Belmont | |
![]() Map of Genesee River | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York, Pennsylvania |
Counties & Tributaries | (see Navbox, below) |
City | Rochester, NY |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania |
- coordinates | 41°53′33″N 77°43′54″W / 41.89250°N 77.73167°W[3] |
- elevation | 2,275 ft (693 m)[2] |
Mouth | Lake Ontario |
- location | Charlotte, Rochester, Monroe County, New York |
- coordinates | 43°15′30″N 77°36′08″W / 43.25833°N 77.60222°W[3] |
- elevation | 243 ft (74 m)[3] |
Length | 157 mi (253 km) |
Basin size | 2,500 sq mi (6,500 km2) |
Discharge | |
- location | Lake Ontario |
Discharge | |
- location | Portageville, NY |
The Genesee River is a river of Lake Ontario. It flows northward through Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Peck, William (1908). History of Rochester and Monroe county, New York. The Pioneer publishing company. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
NOTE: Čunehstí•yu• is from the Seneca tribe name Chin-u-shio (Tuscarora language) meaning a beautiful open valley. - ↑ Harrison Valley, PA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957 (1971 rev)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Genesee River