West Branch Delaware River
The West Branch Delaware River is one of two branches that form the Delaware River. It is approximately 90 mi (144 km) long, and flows through the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. It winds through a mountainous area of New York in the western Catskill Mountains for most of its course, before joining the East Branch along the northeast border of Pennsylvania with New York. Midway or so it is empounded by the Cannonsville Dam to form the Cannonsville Reservoir, both part of the New York City water supply system for delivering drinking water to the City.
West Branch flowing under the Hamden Covered Bridge
The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is the longest free-flowing (undammed) river in the Eastern United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock, New York, the river flows for 282 miles (454 km) along the borders of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, before emptying into Delaware Bay.
The Delaware River flowing through the Delaware Water Gap in 2021
The Delaware River is named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
A 1655 Swedish nautical chart showing part of the Delaware River when the river was part of the Swedish colony New Sweden
East Branch of the Delaware River near Margaretville, New York