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Chemung River

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stalled over the New York-Pennsylvania border, dropping up to 20 inches (510 mm) of rain into the Chemung Valley, which was among the areas worst hit by the resultant flooding. The flooding left widespread areas of the communities of Corning, Big Flats, and Elmira under water and destroyed many
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bridge. The Lake Street bridge was the only bridge not damaged by the flood and was reopened to traffic. Since it was the only bridge, a "Red Ball Express" was created that allowed only one lane of traffic in each direction across the bridge. This created a traffic nightmare that was relieved when
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temporary repairs were done on the Madison Avenue bridge, which allowed it to be reopened to traffic. Lake Street bridge was made southbound only, and Madison Avenue bridge was made northbound only.
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along the river southeast of Elmira. The victory opened the way for Sullivan to systematically destroy Iroquois villages and settlements throughout their homeland of central and western New York.
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Upstream, Fitch's Bridge in West Elmira was washed out. Downstream, the Lowman Crossover and White Wagon bridges were washed out. The White Wagon bridge, near what is now the
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of New York. The valley of the river has long been an important manufacturing center in the region but has suffered a decline in the late 20th century.
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Elmira lost three of the four downtown road bridges that existed at the time (Madison, Main and Walnut streets) as well as the
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The river has had periodic heavy flooding throughout its recorded history. In June 1972 the remnants of
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meaning 'at/on'. Another possible etymology is "big horn", possibly dating from the discovery of large
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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in the late 1840s and 1850s. The community of Corning is renowned as the site of
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Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108)
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Water Resources Data New York Water Year 2003, Volume 3: Western New York
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which was completed in 1833 between the Chemung and the southern end of
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in the United States. It drains a mountainous region of the northern
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In the later 20th century the valley, along with the rest of the
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system, leading to the growth of Elmira as a regional center of
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Chemung River looking west from the Lake St bridge, Elmira NY
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rivers. It flows generally east-southeast through Corning,
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follows the valley of the river for much of its course.
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The area near the river's source was referred to as
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that filled some valley areas and diverted streams.
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Archived from 584:approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of 1154: 1140: 956: 461:65,400 cu ft/s (1,850 m/s) 856:United States Department of the Interior 727: 2866:Rivers of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1040:"The Battle of Newtown, 29 August 1779" 675:defeated a combined force of Iroquois, 664:, and later for the European settlers. 642:New York State Route 17 / Interstate 86 441:2,623 cu ft/s (74.3 m/s) 2843: 1122:Friends of the Chemung River Watershed 836: 834: 1135: 1085: 892: 890: 888: 694:allowed the shipment of Pennsylvania 407:2,506 sq mi (6,490 km) 16:River in the United States of America 2861:Tributaries of the Susquehanna River 1063: 1037: 451:113 cu ft/s (3.2 m/s) 990: 847:Geographic Names Information System 831: 725:, formerly the Corning Glassworks. 591:The name of the river comes from a 13: 2876:Rivers of Chemung County, New York 2871:Rivers of Steuben County, New York 957:Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). 905: 885: 14: 2892: 1105: 869: 544:The Chemung River is formed near 2549: 2386: 2123: 1781: 1580: 1178: 477: 27: 1079: 1057: 993:"The Chemung River Connects Us" 852:United States Geological Survey 610:Most of the valley is cut into 1466:Mahantango Cr (Snyder County). 1031: 1006: 984: 925: 819:List of rivers of Pennsylvania 626:. The hilltops are rounded by 539: 348: • coordinates 271: • coordinates 204: • coordinates 135: • coordinates 1: 2821:Streams shown as: Tributaries 1806:West Branch Chillisquaque Cr. 1773:West Branch Susquehanna River 1112:Chemung Valley History Museum 1016:. History.com. Archived from 824: 103:Physical characteristics 387: • elevation 310: • elevation 7: 807: 576:. It crosses into northern 425: • location 336: • location 259: • location 192: • location 123: • location 10: 2897: 2851:Rivers of New York (state) 2135:West Branch Susquehanna R. 1086:Seely, Hart (2012-06-16). 647: 457: • maximum 447: • minimum 437: • average 2780: 2541: 2376: 2115: 1771: 1719:Frankstown Br. Juniata R. 1570: 1170: 995:. Discover New York State 922:, accessed August 8, 2011 775: 671:, American troops of the 556:by the confluence of the 465: 455: 445: 435: 423: 415: 411: 403: 395: 385: 346: 334: 322: 318: 308: 269: 257: 249: 245: 241: 202: 190: 180: 176: 172: 133: 121: 111: 107: 102: 88: 70: 56: 46: 41: 26: 21: 2152:South Branch Roaring Cr. 2116:Middle Susquehanna River 1380:Lower Little Swatara Cr. 1117:Chemung Canal Chronology 1068:. Star Gazette Newspaper 802:Southern Tier Expressway 686:The construction of the 607:tusks in the river bed. 391:722 ft (220 m) 314:935 ft (285 m) 2542:Upper Susquehanna River 2207:East Branch Fishing Cr. 2199:West Branch Fishing Cr. 1669:Raystown Br. Juniata R. 1557:West Br. Susquehanna R. 1171:Lower Susquehanna River 814:List of New York rivers 399:46 mi (74 km) 2856:Rivers of Pennsylvania 2767:Otsego Lake (New York) 2243:Little Wapwallopen Cr. 733: 599:'horn' and the suffix 2085:Little Clearfield Cr. 731: 370:41.92194°N 76.51556°W 293:42.15194°N 77.09028°W 226:42.65722°N 77.53222°W 157:41.76111°N 76.86083°W 33:The Chemung River at 2232:Little Nescopeck Cr. 1940:West Branch Pine Cr. 1867:Little Loyalsock Cr. 1245:Little Conestoga Cr. 744:, in particular for 723:Corning Incorporated 2830:(subsubtributaries) 2238:Big Wapwallopen Cr. 2066:Black Moshannon Cr. 1832:White Deer Hole Cr. 1656:Little Aughwick Cr. 1550:Little Shamokin Cr. 1396:Yellow Breeches Cr. 1323:Little Conewago Cr. 1038:Williams, Glenn F. 679:and British at the 673:Sullivan Expedition 667:In 1779 during the 580:before joining the 375:41.92194; -76.51556 366: /  298:42.15194; -77.09028 289: /  231:42.65722; -77.53222 222: /  162:41.76111; -76.86083 153: /  2185:Little Fishing Cr. 1960:Little Fishing Cr. 1709:Standing Stone Cr. 1631:Kishacoquillas Cr. 1498:Little Mahanoy Cr. 1373:Little Swatara Cr. 1292:Little Chiques Cr. 918:2012-03-29 at the 734: 2881:Allegheny Plateau 2838: 2837: 2776: 2775: 2710:Cherry Valley Cr. 2537: 2536: 2372: 2371: 2295:Nine Partners Cr. 2111: 2110: 2024:Sinnemahoning Cr. 1995:Tangascootack Cr. 1800:Chillisquaque Cr. 1767: 1766: 1745:Little Juniata R. 1663:Sideling Hill Cr. 1566: 1565: 1414:Middle Spring Cr. 1366:Quittapahilla Cr. 1163:Susquehanna River 1064:Janowski, Diane. 681:Battle of Newtown 669:Revolutionary War 636:terminal moraines 634:drainage, due to 582:Susquehanna River 530:Allegheny Plateau 518:Susquehanna River 469: 468: 329:Susquehanna River 250:Source confluence 2888: 2831: 2826: 2757: 2750: 2743: 2736: 2686: 2679: 2647: 2640: 2638:Genegantslet Cr. 2633: 2626: 2617: 2590: 2553: 2552: 2546: 2545: 2530: 2523: 2516: 2507: 2500: 2491: 2482: 2473: 2461: 2454: 2447: 2440: 2423: 2390: 2389: 2383: 2382: 2353: 2346: 2314: 2297: 2290: 2273: 2266: 2234: 2227: 2210: 2201: 2194: 2187: 2180: 2163: 2154: 2127: 2126: 2120: 2119: 2094: 2087: 2075: 2068: 2050:Birch Island Run 2046: 2044:Driftwood Branch 2039: 2032: 2020: 2013: 2000:Young Womans Cr. 1991: 1984: 1977: 1970: 1963: 1954: 1942: 1935: 1928: 1921: 1914: 1905: 1896: 1869: 1862: 1850: 1848:Little Muncy Cr. 1808: 1785: 1784: 1778: 1777: 1760: 1753: 1741: 1734: 1727: 1705: 1698: 1691: 1684: 1677: 1675:Great Trough Cr. 1665: 1658: 1651: 1639: 1617: 1615:East Licking Cr. 1584: 1583: 1577: 1576: 1552: 1540: 1533: 1526: 1519: 1507: 1500: 1493: 1481: 1474: 1462: 1423: 1416: 1408:Conodoguinet Cr. 1404: 1382: 1375: 1368: 1361: 1348:Conewago Cr. 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1450: 1449:Wiconisco Cr. 1447: 1445: 1442: 1440: 1439: 1435: 1433: 1430: 1428: 1425: 1422: 1418: 1415: 1411: 1409: 1406: 1403: 1399: 1397: 1394: 1392: 1389: 1387: 1384: 1381: 1377: 1374: 1370: 1367: 1363: 1360: 1356: 1354: 1351: 1349: 1346: 1344: 1341: 1338: 1334: 1331: 1330:Bermudian Cr. 1327: 1324: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1312: 1308: 1305: 1301: 1299: 1296: 1293: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1281: 1277: 1274: 1270: 1267: 1263: 1260: 1256: 1253: 1249: 1246: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1219:Conowingo Cr. 1217: 1214: 1210: 1207: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1187: 1186: 1184: 1176: 1173: 1169: 1164: 1157: 1152: 1150: 1145: 1143: 1138: 1137: 1134: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1109: 1089: 1082: 1067: 1060: 1046:on 2015-07-21 1045: 1041: 1034: 1020:on 2015-06-29 1019: 1015: 1009: 994: 987: 976:September 10, 972: 970:9781404751552 966: 962: 961: 953: 939:on 2016-06-11 938: 934: 928: 921: 917: 914: 908: 902: 898: 893: 891: 889: 881: 877: 872: 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Elmira, New York
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Steuben, NY
Chemung, NY
Bradford, PA
Corning
Elmira
Tioga River
Armenia Township
41°45′40″N 76°51′39″W / 41.76111°N 76.86083°W / 41.76111; -76.86083
Cohocton River
Tabor Corners
42°39′26″N 77°31′56″W / 42.65722°N 77.53222°W / 42.65722; -77.53222
Painted Post
42°9′7″N 77°5′25″W / 42.15194°N 77.09028°W / 42.15194; -77.09028
Mouth
Susquehanna River
Sayre, PA
41°55′19″N 76°30′56″W / 41.92194°N 76.51556°W / 41.92194; -76.51556
Chemung, NY
/ʃəˈmʌŋ/
shə-MUNG
tributary
Susquehanna River
New York
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Plateau

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