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The river drains an area of 5,122 square miles (13,266 km 2), as large as the states of Rhode Island and Delaware together, comprising most of the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. At its mouth at Lake Ontario, the river divides the City of Oswego, just as it divides the City of Fulton 11 miles upstream.
The Port of Oswego is the main waterfront area of the City of Oswego in Oswego County, New York. Over the course of its history, the Port of Oswego has been the focus of military conflict and conquest, a site of record trade revenue, and a significant part in the History of American expansion and industrialism. Today the Port of Oswego is a ...
In 2015, 3,410 six-inch-long (15 cm) steelhead were stocked in the river by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. [7] The majority of the river is privately owned, and fishing access to the river is limited to Mexico Point State Park and the Mexico Point Boat Launch, both located near the mouth of the Little Salmon River. [8]
This area of relatively low and flat relief (approximately 191–200 m (627–656 ft) above sea level) is prone to flooding, exemplified in the major flood that occurred on July 15, 2004. The ground elevation rises to the west, north, and east where a large upland area (the Peterborough Drumlin field) defines the landscape. Much of the land in ...
English: This is a locator map showing Oswego County in New York. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
Oswego County, New York, United States: Coordinates: Primary outflows: West Branch Little River: Basin countries: United States: Surface area: 122 acres (0.49 km 2) Average depth: 13 feet (4.0 m) Max. depth: 25 ft (7.6 m) Shore length 1: 3 miles (4.8 km) Surface elevation
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Oswego County, New York. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [1]
A 1757 map showing the defenses around the mouth of the Oswego River (image shows replica map from 1850) [2] Fort Ontario was one of several forts erected by the British to protect the area around the east end of Lake Ontario. The original Fort Ontario was erected in 1755, during the French and Indian War, in order to bolster defenses already ...