West Branch Delaware River
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The West Branch Delaware River is a major headwater tributary of the Delaware River in the Catskill region of New York, known for its cold-water trout fishery and scenic, rural watershed.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Branch Delaware River basin | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
headwater tributary
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| borderRole | forms part of boundary between Delaware County and Broome County ⓘ |
| confluenceWith | East Branch Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType | cold-water river ecosystem ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Broome County, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delaware County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Sullivan County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | main stem Delaware River ⓘ |
| hasDam | Cannonsville Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
brook trout
ⓘ
brown trout ⓘ rainbow trout ⓘ |
| hasHazard | periodic flooding ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural areas
ⓘ
forested watershed ⓘ |
| hasRegulation | special trout fishing regulations ⓘ |
| hasReputation | technical trout fishery ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalPattern | cold releases from Cannonsville Reservoir in summer ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Deposit Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hale Eddy tributaries ⓘ Oquaga Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaterQuality |
cold
ⓘ
generally clear ⓘ |
| impoundedAs | Cannonsville Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Port Jervis reach of Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cold-water trout fishery
ⓘ
rural watershed ⓘ scenic watershed ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catskill Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delaware River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Hancock, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Delaware River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Delaware region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreationAccessPoint |
Deposit, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hale Eddy, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Stilesville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | western Catskills ⓘ |
| supports | tailwater fishery ⓘ |
| usedFor |
New York City water supply
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ fly fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
| waterManagedBy | New York City Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
West Branch Delaware River basin