Cowanesque River

Cowanesque River
River
Cowanesque River near the Pennsylvania/New York border
Country United States
States Pennsylvania, New York
Source
 - location Near Ulysses, Potter County, Pennsylvania
 - coordinates 41°55′33″N 77°43′43″W / 41.92583°N 77.72861°W / 41.92583; -77.72861 [1]
Mouth Tioga River
 - location Near Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, Steuben County, New York
 - coordinates 42°00′05″N 77°06′58″W / 42.00139°N 77.11611°W / 42.00139; -77.11611Coordinates: 42°00′05″N 77°06′58″W / 42.00139°N 77.11611°W / 42.00139; -77.11611 [1]
Length 41.4 mi (67 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of the Cowanesque River in New York State.

The Cowanesque River is a 41.4-mile-long (66.6 km)[2] tributary of the Tioga River in Potter and Tioga counties, Pennsylvania, and Steuben County, New York, in the United States.[1] It joins the Tioga River soon after crossing from Pennsylvania into New York, near the borough of Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.[3]

The name of the Cowanesque River is of Native American origin, derived either from Go-wan-is-que ("briary or thorn bushy"), or from Ka-hwe-nes-ka ("on the long island").[4]

In Tioga County, the Cowanesque Dam was constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1980. The dam created Cowanesque Lake, which helps prevent flooding within the valley. The 1,085-acre (4.39 km2) lake also facilitates various forms of recreation; the Tompkins Recreation Area and Campground is located along the lake's north shore, and the south shore hosts two day-use areas.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cowanesque River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011
  3. Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
  4. Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. p. 207. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. "Cowanesque Lake". US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved April 19, 2016.

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