Tioga River (Chemung River tributary)
| Tioga River | |
|---|---|
The Tioga River near the Pennsylvania–New York state line | |
Location of the mouth of the Tioga River in New York State. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York, Pennsylvania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Armenia Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°45′40″N 76°51′39″W / 41.76111°N 76.86083°W |
| Mouth | Chemung River |
• location | Painted Post, Steuben County, New York |
• coordinates | 42°09′07″N 77°05′25″W / 42.15194°N 77.09028°W |
| Length | 58 mi (93 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lindley, New York |
| • average | 821 cu ft/s (23.2 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 7.2 cu ft/s (0.20 m3/s) (September 1, 1939) |
| • maximum | 63,000 cu ft/s (1,800 m3/s) (June 23, 1972) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Crooked Creek, Cowanesque River, Canisteo River |
The Tioga River (/ˈtaɪoʊɡə/ TY-o-gə) is a tributary of the Chemung River, approximately 58 miles (93 km) long, in northern Pennsylvania and western New York in the United States. It drains a region of ridges in the northern Allegheny Plateau in the watershed of the Susquehanna River.
In the 19th century, trees logged in the Tioga Valley were extensively used in shipbuilding. Logs were floated down the Tioga to the Chemung and on to the Susquehanna River, the Chesapeake Bay, and the shipyards of Baltimore.