Oswego River (Lake Ontario)

Oswego River
Oswego River just before the mouth
Data
Water code	US :  959532
location	Onondaga and Oswego County in New York (USA)
River system	Saint Lawrence River
Drain over	Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
confluence	from Seneca River and Oneida River 43 ° 12 ′ 5 ″  N , 76 ° 16 ′ 50 ″  W.
Source height	109  m
muzzle	at Oswego in Lake Ontario Coordinates: 43 ° 27 ′ 54 ″  N , 76 ° 30 ′ 50 ″  W 43 ° 27 ′ 54 ″  N , 76 ° 30 ′ 50 ″  W
Mouth height	75  m
Height difference	34 m
Bottom slope	0.89 ‰
length	38 km
Catchment area	13,266 km²
Discharge at the Oswego gauge	MNQ MQ MHQ	7 m³ / s 191 m³ / s 1048 m³ / s
Medium-sized cities	Oswego
Small towns	Fulton
Communities	Phoenix , Minetto
Residents in the catchment area	1.2 million
Navigable	as part of the Oswego Canal
Catchment area and course of the Oswego River

The Oswego River is a tributary of Lake Ontario in the US state of New York .

River course

The Oswego River arises at the confluence of the Seneca River and Oneida River at Three Rivers . From there it flows north, passing the cities of Phoenix , Fulton and Minetto . It flows through the two counties Onondaga and Oswego . In the city of Oswego it finally flows into Lake Ontario.

Its length is 38 km. The catchment area covers 13,266 km². 1.2 million people live in it. The river is one of the polluted waters ("Areas of Concern") in the catchment area of ​​the Great Lakes .

Origin of name

The name of the river is derived from the Mohawk word "Oswego" and literally means: "the mouth of the river".

Oswego Canal

The river was expanded for shipping in 1828 as the Oswego Canal and connects the Erie Canal with Lake Ontario. There are seven locks along the course of the river, numbered 1 to 8 in the downstream direction. The number 4 was left out.

lock	location	Height difference in m
#1	Phoenix ( ⊙ )	3.1
# 2	Fulton ( ⊙ )	5.4
# 3	Fulton ( ⊙ )	8.2
# 5	Minetto ( ⊙ )	5.5
# 6	Oswego ( ⊙ )	6.1
# 7	Oswego ( ⊙ )	4.4
#8th	Oswego ( ⊙ )	3.4

Hydropower plants

There are eight hydropower plants along the Oswego River. Six of these are operated by Brookfield.

The hydropower plants in the downstream direction:

Surname	Power in MW	Number of turbines	location	lock	operator
Phoenix	3.4	2	Phoenix ( ⊙ )	#1	Oswego Hydro
Oswego Falls East	5	3	Fulton ( ⊙ )	# 2	Brookfield
Oswego Falls West	1	2	Fulton ( ⊙ )	# 2	Brookfield
Fulton	1	2	Fulton ( ⊙ )	# 3	Brookfield
Granby	10	2	Fulton ( ⊙ )	# 3	Brookfield
Minetto	8th	5	Minetto ( ⊙ )	# 5	Brookfield
High Dam	10.2	4th	Oswego ( ⊙ )	# 6	City of Oswego
Varick	6th	4th	Oswego ( ⊙ )	# 7 & # 8	Brookfield

Web links

Commons : Oswego River  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Seneca River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ↑ Oswego River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
3. ↑ ^{a b} Great Lakes Information Network ( Memento of the original from August 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ nycanals.com: Oswego Canal Locks
5. ↑ brookfieldrenewable.com
6. ↑ energyjustice.net
7. ^ Hydropower Reform Coalition