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The National Map
, accessed August 8, 2011

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of the

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in western New York in the

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. Via the Chemung River, it is part of the Susquehanna River watershed, flowing to

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. The name "Cohocton" is derived from an

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term, ''Ga-ha-to'', meaning "log floating in the water" or "trees in the water". New York State Route 17 follows the valley of the river along much of its route through Steuben County. The river is a popular destination for fly fishing.

History

In the 1820s the

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commissioned a study for the building of a

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that would link the Cohocton at Bath to

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(Crooked Lake) and Seneca Lake. The Crooked Lake Canal connecting the two lakes was built, but the link to the Cohocton was never completed.

Course and watershed

The Cohocton River rises in southeastern Livingston County, approximately northeast of Dansville in Tabor Corners. It flows generally southeast through rural Steuben County, in a winding course through a valley of the

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, past Cohocton, Avoca and Bath. At Painted Post, just west of Corning, it is joined by the Tioga River from the southwest to form the Chemung, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. The watershed of the Cohocton River is largely undeveloped, with 61.9 percent being forested, 35.8 percent in agriculture, and only 1.5 percent urban.

References

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History

Course and watershed

See also

References