Oswego River (New York)

Oswego River
The Oswego River as it passes through the city of Oswego.
The Oswego drainage basin, with the Oswego River highlighted
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Onondaga, Oswego
City	Oswego
Physical characteristics
Source	Seneca River
• location	Geneva
• coordinates	42°52′05″N 76°56′27″W / 42.86806°N 76.94083°W / 42.86806; -76.94083[1]
• elevation	443 ft (135 m)[2]
2nd source	Oneida River
• location	Brewerton
• coordinates	43°14′24″N 76°08′26″W / 43.24000°N 76.14056°W / 43.24000; -76.14056[3]
Source confluence
• location	Northwest of Syracuse
• coordinates	43°12′5″N 76°16′50″W / 43.20139°N 76.28056°W / 43.20139; -76.28056[4]
• elevation	357 ft (109 m)[4]
Mouth	Lake Ontario
• location	Oswego
• coordinates	43°27′54″N 76°30′50″W / 43.46500°N 76.51389°W / 43.46500; -76.51389[4]
• elevation	245 ft (75 m)[5]
Basin size	5,122 sq mi (13,270 km2)
Discharge
• location	Oswego[6]
• average	6,912 cu ft/s (195.7 m3/s)[6]
• minimum	261 cu ft/s (7.4 m3/s)(September 18, 1985)[6]
• maximum	37,000 cu ft/s (1,000 m3/s)(March 28, 1936)[6]

The Oswego River (/ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/) is a river in upstate New York in the United States. It is the second-largest river (after the Niagara River) flowing into Lake Ontario. James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea is set in the Oswego River valley.^[7]

The name Oswego is a Mohawk name that means "flowing out", or specifically, "small water flowing into that which is large".^[8]