Owasco River (also known as Owasco Creek, Owasco Lake Outlet, and Owasco Outlet) is a river in Cayuga County in the state of New York. The river drains Owasco Lake at Auburn and flows in a north-northwest direction before converging with the Seneca River north-northwest of Port Byron. The Owasco River Railway is named after the river.
| Owasco River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth within New York  Owasco River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Owasco Lake |
| • location | Auburn |
| • coordinates | 42°54′11″N 76°32′34″W / 42.90306°N 76.54278°W |
| Mouth | Seneca River |
• location | North-northwest of Port Byron |
• coordinates | 43°04′36″N 76°38′54″W / 43.07667°N 76.64833°W |
| Length | 22.5 km (14.0 mi) |
| Basin size | 220 sq mi (570 km2)[1] |
The city of Auburn owns and operates a dam on the river, and empties the effluent from its wastewater treatment plant into the river.[2] The Owasco River was also used as a power source for the Auburn Prison in the early-to-mid nineteenth century, helping fuel the town's developing economy and for-profit prison.[3]
Hydrology
editThe United States Geological Survey (USGS) maintains one stream gauge along the Owasco River. It has been operation since October 1998, and is located about 200 feet (61 m) upstream from Genesee Street in Auburn.[4]
The station had a maximum discharge of 2,730 cubic feet (77 m3) per second and a gauge height of 8.34 feet (2.54 m) on April 4, 2005. It had minimum discharge of 1.6 cubic feet (0.045 m3) per second on March 30-31, 1999, and July 22, 1999.[4]
References
edit- ^ "USGS 0423553505 OWASCO OUTLET AT MOUTH NEAR HARD POINT NY". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Owasco Lake: System Description". Our Lake. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ Bernstein, Robin (2024). Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit. The University of Chicago Press.
- ^ a b "USGS 04235440 OWASCO OUTLET AT GENESEE ST., AUBURN NY". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owasco River
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