Chemung River

river, New York and Pennsylvania, United States

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The Chemung River is a river located in the southern part of New York and northern Pennsylvania in the United States. It bisects Chemung County, New York, roughly north-south. The river is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Historically, the Chemung River valley was the site of the Battle of Newtown in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War, where American forces defeated Seneca Indians and British Loyalists. While the river itself has not been a major waterway due to obstructions, its valley has served as a land route and a focus for coal mining.12

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Susquehanna River
…its tributaries (which include the Chemung, Lackawanna, West Branch of the Susquehanna, and Juniata rivers) drain an area of 27,570 square miles (71,410 square km). Though the river itself never served as an important waterway because of rapids and other obstructions, its valley was significant as a land route to…
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…its tributaries (which include the Chemung, Lackawanna, West Branch of the Susquehanna, and Juniata rivers) drain an area of 27,570 square miles (71,410 square km). Though the river itself never served as an important waterway because of rapids and other obstructions, its valley was significant as a land route to…
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