The River Trail
Chemung River Guide
River Groups
The Watershed
Wildlife
Bayscaping
Trails and Parks
River Poems
Watersheds are the areas of land water flows across before entering a stream, lake, or river. All land is located in a watershed. The Chemung Basin includes over two thousand acres. The water on this area of land drains into the Cohocton, Canisteo, Cowanesque and Tioga Rivers that all flow into the Chemung River.
The Chemung River flows into the Susquehanna River. Eventually, the Susquehanna carries water into the Chesapeake Bay, accounting for half of the total water flowing into the Bay.
Visit the Upper Susquehanna
Coalition website. The Upper Susquehanna Coalition, established in
1992, is a network of county natural resource professionals who develop
strategies, partnerships, programs and projects to protect the headwaters
of the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. The USC is comprised
of representatives from 11 counties in New York and three in Pennsylvania.
Volunteers with the Susquehanna River Basin Speakers’ Bureau are eager to share their love for the river with groups of adults and children. Topics include water quality, watersheds, water conservation and other topics.If you’d like to request a speaker, contact Janet Thigpen at 607-737-5271.
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more about watersheds
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for watershed protection