Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast o the Unitit States. Its wattershed drains an aurie o 14,119 square mile (36,570 km2) in five U.S. states—New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvanie, Maryland an Delaware. Risin in twa branches in New York state's Catskill Moontains, the river flowes 419 mile (674 km) intae Delaware Bay whaur its watters enter the Atlantic Ocean near Cape May in New Jersey an Cape Henlopen in Delaware. Nae includin Delaware Bay, the river's lenth includin its twa branches is 388 mile (624 km).[1][2]
Delaware River | |
The river leukin north abuin Walpack Bend, whaur it leaves the historic Minisink region, a buried valley erodit frae Marcellus Shale bedrock
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Kintra | United States |
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States | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvanie, Delaware, Maryland |
Tributaries | |
- left | Neversink River, Musconetcong River |
- right | Lehigh River, Schuylkill River, Christina River |
Ceeties | Port Jervis, NY, Easton, PA, Trenton, NJ, Camden, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Chester, PA, Wilmington, DE |
Soorce | Wast Branch |
- location | Moont Jefferson, Toun o Jefferson, Schoharie Coonty, New York, Unitit States |
- elevation | 2,240 ft (683 m) |
- coordinates | 42°27′12″N 74°36′26″W / 42.45333°N 74.60722°W |
Seicontar soorce | East Branch |
- location | Grand Gorge, Toun o Roxbury, Delaware Coonty, New York, Unitit States |
- elevation | 1,560 ft (475 m) |
- coordinates | 42°21′26″N 74°30′42″W / 42.35722°N 74.51167°W |
Soorce confluence | |
- elevation | 880 ft (268 m) |
- coordinates | 41°56′20″N 75°16′46″W / 41.93889°N 75.27944°W |
Mooth | Delaware Bay |
- elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
- coordinates | 39°25′13″N 75°31′11″W / 39.42028°N 75.51972°WCoordinates: 39°25′13″N 75°31′11″W / 39.42028°N 75.51972°W |
Lenth | 301 mi (484 km) |
Basin | 14,119 sq mi (36,568 km2) |
Discharge | for Trenton |
- average | 13,100 cu ft/s (371 m3/s) |
- max | 329,000 cu ft/s (9,316 m3/s) |
- min | 4,310 cu ft/s (122 m3/s) |
Dischairge ensewhaur (average) | |
- Port Jervis | 7,900 cu ft/s (224 m3/s) |
Cairt o the Delaware River wattershed, shawin major tributaries an ceeties
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References
eedit- ↑ The main stem frae Hancock, New York tae the heid o Delaware Bay is 301 mile (484 km).
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011