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NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS IN BUFFALO DISTRICT WHERE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMITS ARE REQUIRED STATE OF NEW YORK Name of Waterway Portion Considered Navigable Allegheny River & Reservoir From NY/PA border to upstream city limit of Olean. Barcelona Harbor Located on Lake Erie. Beaver River In its entirety, about 51 miles (See Black River). Black Lake (Part of Oswegatchie River) Entire lake including wetland complex at southern tip. Black River Tributary to Lake Ontario near Dexter, N.Y. Navigable in its entirety, mouth to its source, about 140.0 miles. Also, its tributaries, the Beaver River in its entirety, about 51.0 miles; the Independence River in its entirety, about 40.1 miles; and the Moose River in its entirety, about 18.4 miles. Black Rock Canal Separate channel in Niagara River at Buffalo, N.Y. Navigable from its confluence with Lake Erie, 3.6 miles to Black Rock Lock. Braddock Bay Located on Lake Ontario. Lakeward of the mouth of Buttonwood Creek and easterly of meridian 77 -43'-30" at the mouth of Salmon Creek. Buffalo Outer Harbor Located on Lake Erie. Includes North and South Entrance Channels; Union Canal and Lackawanna Canal. Buffalo River Tributary to Lake Erie. Includes Buffalo River Entrance Channel and Buffalo Ship Canal. Buffalo River navigable to Penn Central Bridge 7.1 miles above mouth of River. Cape Vincent Harbor Located on St. Lawrence River. Carry Falls Reservoir Part of Raquette River. Cattaraugus Creek Tributary to Lake Erie. Navigable from mouth to Penn Central Bridge about 3/4 miles upstream from mouth. Cayuga Creek (See Little River) Mouth to Buffalo Avenue Bridge. Chaumont River Tributary to Lake Ontario. Navigable from mouth to Depauville, N.Y., about 6 miles upstream from mouth. Deer River (See St. Regis River) Navigable in its entirety, 50 miles. ---PAGE BREAK--- NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS IN BUFFALO DISTRICT WHERE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMITS ARE REQUIRED STATE OF NEW YORK Name of Waterway Portion Considered Navigable Dunkirk Harbor Located on Lake Erie. Eighteen Mile Creek Tributary to Lake Ontario. Navigable for 1/2 mile upstream from highway bridge (N.Y. Route 18) at Olcott, N.Y. Fulton Chain of Lakes Part of Moose River. Genesee River Tributary to Lake Ontario. Navigable from mouth to Black Creek about 119.1 miles upstream from the mouth, at Belfast, N.Y. Grand View Bay Harbor Located on Lake Erie, Erie County. Grass River Tributary to St. Lawrence River. The following portions of the Grass River are navigable: Grass River from its mouth to the confluence of the Middle Branch and South Branch of the Grass River mile 72.9 (about 10.1 miles upstream of Russell, the North Branch to mile 28.5 at Church Pond, the Middle Branch in its entirety, the South Branch to its source mile 44.7. Great Sodus Bay Harbor (Entire Area) Located on Lake Ontario. Includes approach, entrance and inner channels and bay. Navigable from bay entrance to U.S. Highway No. 104 bridge. Independence River (See Black River) Entirety, 40.1 miles. Irondequoit Bay (Entire Area) Located on Lake Ontario. Kayuta Lake Part of Black River Lake Erie PA State Line to head of Niagara River. Lake Ontario Niagara River to head of St. Lawrence River. Little River A branch of Niagara River adjacent to Cayuga Island in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Includes Cayuga Creek from mouth to Buffalo Avenue Bridge. Little Sodus Bay Harbor Located on Lake Ontario. Includes Entrance Channel and Little Sodus Bay. Moose River (See Black River) Entirety, 18.4 miles. Morristown Harbor Located on St. Lawrence River. ---PAGE BREAK--- NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS IN BUFFALO DISTRICT WHERE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMITS ARE REQUIRED STATE OF NEW YORK Name of Waterway Portion Considered Navigable Niagara River Niagara River navigable throughout, above and below Niagara Falls including East and West Branches. North Sandy Pond Located adjacent to Lake Ontario. Navigable in its entirety, about 12.0 miles. Oak Orchard Creek Tributary to Lake Ontario. Navigable from mouth to confluence of Oak Orchard and Marsh Creek, about 1-3/4 miles. Oak Orchard Harbor Located on Lake Ontario. Ogdensburg Harbor Located on St. Lawrence River. Olcott Harbor Located on Lake Ontario. Oswegatchie River Tributary to St. Lawrence River. Navigable from mouth to confluence of Cranberry Lake, 111.2 miles. Oswego Harbor Located on Lake Ontario. Includes entrance channel to Oswego Canal of N.Y. State Barge Canal System in mouth of Oswego River. Oswego River Tributary to Lake Ontario. Navigable 23.9 miles from its mouth to its confluence with the Erie Canal at Three Rivers, N.Y. Also known as the Oswego Canal. Port Bay Located on Lake Ontario 2 miles west of North Wolcott, N.Y. Navigable from Lake Ontario upstream to the mouth of Wolcott Creek about 2.7 miles. Port Ontario Harbor Located on Lake Ontario. Raquette River Tributary to St. Lawrence River. Navigable in its entirety, mouth to its source, about 125.0 miles. Includes Carry Falls Reservoir and Tupper Lake. Rochester Harbor Located on Lake Ontario. Sackets Harbor Located on Lake Ontario. ---PAGE BREAK--- NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS IN BUFFALO DISTRICT WHERE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMITS ARE REQUIRED STATE OF NEW YORK Name of Waterway Portion Considered Navigable Salmon River Tributary to Lake Ontario. Navigable for about one mile to Port Ontario, N.Y. Sandy Creek Tributary to Lake Ontario located about 10 miles north of Pulaski, N.Y. Navigable for 1/2 mile upstream from mouth of Creek. Scajaquada Creek Tributary to Niagara River at Buffalo, N.Y. Navigable between mouth and 130 feet of Niagara Street. St. Lawrence River Includes the St. Lawrence Seaway. Head of river to Canadian boundary. St. Regis River Tributary to St. Lawrence River. Navigable in its entirety, mouth to its source, about 82.0 miles, to Lower St. Regis Lake. Also, its tributaries, the Deer River, navigable in its entirety, about 50.0 miles; and the East Branch St. Regis River, navigable in its entirety, about 21.9 miles to Meacham Lake. Tonawanda Inner Harbor Part of East Branch of Niagara River. Extends from upstream to end of Tonawanda Island. Tupper Lake Part of Raquette River (only within St. Lawrence County). Wilson Harbor Located on Lake Ontario. Entire Tuscarora Bay. NEW YORK STATE BARGE CANAL SYSTEM Black River Feeder Canal Entire Canal Cayuga Canal Entire Canal from Cayuga Lake to its confluence with the Erie Canal at Montezuma, N.Y. Cayuga Inlet Navigable from its mouth to the Lehigh Railroad Bridge at Ithaca, N.Y. about 2.5 miles. Cayuga Lake Entire lake from Ithaca, N.Y. to its confluence with the Cayuga Canal. Cross Lake Entire Lake. ---PAGE BREAK--- NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS IN BUFFALO DISTRICT WHERE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMITS ARE REQUIRED STATE OF NEW YORK Name of Waterway Portion Considered Navigable Erie Canal Canal navigable from its confluence with the Niagara River to its westerly confluence with the Mohawk River at Rome, N.Y. Mohawk River Entire River Oneida Lake Entire Lake. Oneida River Entire River Onondaga Lake Entire lake from Syracuse to its confluence with the Erie Canal. Oswego Canal Also known as Oswego River. Navigable from the mouth of the river 23.9 miles to its confluence with the Erie Canal at Three Rivers, N.Y. Seneca Canal Navigable from Seneca Lake to Cayuga Lake. Seneca Lake Entire lake from Montour Falls to its confluence with Seneca Canal at Geneva, N.Y. 1/7/99