Mohawk River
| Mohawk River | |
|---|---|
Hudson River watershed map showing the Mohawk River | |
| Etymology | Named for Mohawk Nation |
| Native name | Teionontatátie (Mohawk) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Regions | Central New York, Capital Region |
| Counties | Oneida, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, |
| Cities | Rome, Utica, Little Falls, Amsterdam, Schenectady, Cohoes |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | East Branch Mohawk River |
| • location | S of Mohawk Hill |
| • coordinates | 43°30′51″N 75°28′02″W / 43.5142362°N 75.4671217°W |
| 2nd source | West Branch Mohawk River |
| • location | W of West Branch |
| • coordinates | 43°22′12″N 75°30′29″W / 43.3700696°N 75.5079556°W |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | E of West Branch |
| • coordinates | 43°22′16″N 75°28′6″W / 43.37111°N 75.46833°W |
| • elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
| Mouth | Hudson River |
• location | Border of Albany County, Saratoga County, and Rensselaer County, New York |
• coordinates | 42°45′39″N 73°41′13″W / 42.76083°N 73.68694°W |
• elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Length | 149 mi (240 km) |
| Basin size | 3,460 mi2 (9,000 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Below Delta Dam |
| • minimum | 15 cu ft/s (0.42 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 8,560 cu ft/s (242 m3/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cohoes |
| • average | 5,908 cu ft/s (167.3 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 6 cu ft/s (0.17 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 200,000 cu ft/s (5,700 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hudson River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lansing Kill, West Canada Creek, East Canada Creek, Caroga Creek, North Chuctanunda Creek, Alplaus Kill |
| • right | Oriskany Creek, Otsquago Creek, Canajoharie Creek, Schoharie Creek, Plotter Kill |
| Waterfalls | Cohoes Falls |
The Mohawk River is a 149-mile-long (240 km) river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River, flowing into it in Cohoes, a few miles north of the state capital of Albany. The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. A significant portion of the river's valley served as the path of the Erie Canal, key to developing both New York state and the Great Lakes area. The Mohawk's largest tributary, the Schoharie Creek, accounts for over one quarter (26.83%) of the river's watershed, with West Canada Creek contributing another 16.33% of total.