Genesee River

Genesee River Čunehstí•yu•  (Tuscarora)[1]
Genesee River near Belmont
Map of Genesee River
Location
Country	United States
State	New York, Pennsylvania
Counties & Tributaries	(see Navbox, below)
City	Rochester, NY
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania
- coordinates	41°53′33″N 77°43′54″W / 41.89250°N 77.73167°W / 41.89250; -77.73167[3]
- elevation	2,275 ft (693 m)[2]
Mouth	Lake Ontario
- location	Charlotte, Rochester, Monroe County, New York
- coordinates	43°15′30″N 77°36′08″W / 43.25833°N 77.60222°W / 43.25833; -77.60222[3]
- elevation	243 ft (74 m)[3]
Length	157 mi (253 km)
Basin size	2,500 sq mi (6,500 km2)
Discharge
- location	Lake Ontario
Discharge
- location	Portageville, NY

The Genesee River is a river of Lake Ontario. It flows northward through Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania.

1. ↑ Peck, William (1908). History of Rochester and Monroe county, New York. The Pioneer publishing company. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
   NOTE: Čunehstí•yu• is from the Seneca tribe name Chin-u-shio (Tuscarora language) meaning a beautiful open valley.
2. ↑ Harrison Valley, PA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957 (1971 rev)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Genesee River