Oswego River (New York)
| Oswego River | |
|---|---|
The Oswego River as it passes through the city of Oswego. | |
The Oswego drainage basin, with the Oswego River highlighted | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Counties | Onondaga, Oswego |
| City | Oswego |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Seneca River |
| • location | Geneva |
| • coordinates | 42°52′05″N 76°56′27″W / 42.86806°N 76.94083°W |
| • elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| 2nd source | Oneida River |
| • location | Brewerton |
| • coordinates | 43°14′24″N 76°08′26″W / 43.24000°N 76.14056°W |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Northwest of Syracuse |
| • coordinates | 43°12′5″N 76°16′50″W / 43.20139°N 76.28056°W |
| • elevation | 357 ft (109 m) |
| Mouth | Lake Ontario |
• location | Oswego |
• coordinates | 43°27′54″N 76°30′50″W / 43.46500°N 76.51389°W |
• elevation | 245 ft (75 m) |
| Basin size | 5,122 sq mi (13,270 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Oswego |
| • average | 6,912 cu ft/s (195.7 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 261 cu ft/s (7.4 m3/s)(September 18, 1985) |
| • maximum | 37,000 cu ft/s (1,000 m3/s)(March 28, 1936) |
The Oswego River (/ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/) is a river in upstate New York in the United States. It is the second-largest river (after the Niagara River) flowing into Lake Ontario. James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea is set in the Oswego River valley.
The name Oswego is a Mohawk name that means "flowing out", or specifically, "small water flowing into that which is large".