Salmon River (Lake Ontario, New York)

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Salmon River
Salmon River at Pulaski

Salmon River at Pulaski

Data
Water code US :  964320 , US :  964321
location Lewis , Oswego County in New York (USA)
River system Saint Lawrence River
Drain over Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
confluence from East Fork and West Fork Salmon Rivers on the Tug Hill Plateau
43 ° 29 ′ 24 ″  N , 75 ° 38 ′ 49 ″  W
Source height 390  m
muzzle Lake Ontario coordinates: 43 ° 34 ′ 34 "  N , 76 ° 12 ′ 13"  W 43 ° 34 ′ 34 "  N , 76 ° 12 ′ 13"  W
Mouth height 75  m
Height difference 315 m
Bottom slope 4.4 ‰
length 71 km
Catchment area 707 km²
Discharge at the Pineville
A Eo gauge : 616 km²
Location: 18.4 km above the mouth 		MQ 1994/2017
Mq 1994/2017
 		22.6 m³ / s
36.7 l / (s km²)
Reservoirs flowed through Salmon River Reservoir , Lower Reservoir
Communities Osceola , Altmar , Pulaski

The Salmon River ( English for " salmon river") is a tributary of Lake Ontario in the counties Lewis and Oswego in the northwest of the US state New York .

The Salmon River arises east of Osceola on the Tug Hill Plateau at the confluence of its two source streams, East Fork and West Fork Salmon River . It then flows in a westerly direction. It passes Osceola and flows into the eastern end of the Salmon River Reservoir . He leaves this below the dam at the west end. 3 km further west is the small reservoir Lower Reservoir . Altmar is another 3 km downstream . Here the Salmon River turns to the west northwest. The New York State Route 13 runs south parallel to the river to Pulaski . Another 8 km further west, the Salmon River finally reaches the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario. The Salmon River has a length of 71 km.

Hydropower plants

Brookfield Power operates two hydroelectric plants on the river. The Bennetts Bridge power station takes advantage of the height difference between the two reservoirs Salmon River and Lower Reservoir . The Lighthouse Hill power plant is located on the dam of the Lower Reservoir .

Surname Power
in MW		 Number of
turbines		 location operator
Bennett's Bridge 30th 4th ( ⊙ ) Brookfield
Lighthouse Hill 9 2 ( ⊙ ) Brookfield

leisure

In the past, Atlantic salmon were mainly caught in the Salmon River . Today, silver and king salmon and steelhead trout have taken its place . These were released here and swim up the Salmon River from Lake Ontario to spawn in autumn.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ East Fork Salmon River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Salmon River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ↑ USGS 0425050505 Salmon River at Mouth at Port Ontario NY
  4. ↑ USGS 04250200 Salmon River at Pineville NY
  5. ↑ brookfieldrenewable.com