Mohawk River

Mohawk River
Cohoes Falls, near the eastern end of the Mohawk River in Cohoes, New York
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 / 43.5142362; -75.4671217[1]
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 / 43.3700696; -75.5079556[2]
Source confluence
• location	E of West Branch
• coordinates	43°22′16″N 75°28′6″W / 43.37111°N 75.46833°W / 43.37111; -75.46833[3]
• elevation	932 ft (284 m)[1][2]
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 / 42.76083; -73.68694[3]
• elevation	10 ft (3.0 m)[4]
Length	149 mi (240 km)[5]
Basin size	3,460 sq mi (9,000 km2)[6]
Discharge
• location	Below Delta Dam
• minimum	15 cu ft/s (0.42 m3/s)[7]
• maximum	8,560 cu ft/s (242 m3/s)
Discharge
• location	Cohoes[8]
• average	5,908 cu ft/s (167.3 m3/s)[8]
• minimum	6 cu ft/s (0.17 m3/s)[9]
• maximum	200,000 cu ft/s (5,700 m3/s)[9]
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)^[5] river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in Cohoes, New York, a few miles north of the state capital of Albany.^[10] The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. A major waterway, in the early 19th century, the river's east-west valley provided the setting and water for development of the Erie Canal, as a key to developing New York. The largest tributary, the Schoharie Creek, accounts for over one quarter (26.83%) of the Mohawk River's watershed. Another main tributary is the West Canada Creek, which makes up for 16.33% of the Mohawk's watershed.