New York · Herkimer / Oneida / Schenectady Co.
Mohawk River
Herkimer / Oneida / Schenectady Co. · 149 mi · Class Flat
Optimal: 500–4000 CFS · USGS #01355475
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10.01 ft gauge height
Loading…Avg flow: 2,400 cfsHist. median: 2,160 cfsUSGS #01355475
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor · Mohawk River Watershed
The Mohawk flows 149 miles from the Tug Hill Plateau across central New York to join the Hudson north of Albany — the historic homeland of the Mohawk Nation and the geographic spine of the Erie Canal. The river runs alongside the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, with locks, towpaths, and historic canal towns marking nearly the entire route. Class I flatwater paddling with portages around the canal locks.
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