Seneca River (New York)

Seneca River in Jordan

The Seneca River is a river in the U.S. state of New York.

River

The Seneca River forms the outlet of Seneca Lake. He leaves it at its northeastern shore. He initially flows in an easterly direction and passes through the villages of Waterloo and Seneca Falls. Subsequently, the Seneca River turns to the northeast. His river touches the north end of Cayuga Lake and then flows in a northerly direction through the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge east at Black Lake by and meets the Erie Canal. The course of the lower Seneca River is that of the Erie Canal largely congruent. The Seneca River now flows in a predominantly easterly direction. It flows through the Cross Lake and the village of Baldwinsville. Then he takes the outflow of Onondaga Lake, apply to its last few kilometers to the north and unites with the Oneida River to Oswego River. Seneca River has a length of 99 km.

Shipping

The headwaters of the Seneca River is expanded as Cayuga - Seneca Canal for shipping. The lower reaches of the Seneca River forms a portion of the Erie Canal. On Cayuga - Seneca Canal are 4 locks. In Baldwinsville, there is a lock on the lower reaches of the Seneca River.

Hydropower plants

In Baldwinsville at lock # 24 of the Erie Canal Brookfield Power operates a hydroelectric power plant with two turbines and a total capacity of 1 MW at the Seneca River. On Cayuga - Seneca Canal there are two more hydropower plants.

Hydropower plants on the Seneca River in the downstream direction: