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It rises in Madison, approximately 20 mi (32 km) southwest of Utica. It flows generally past Sherburne to Norwich, where it turns southwest, flowing past Greene, and Chenango Forks, where it receives the Tioughnioga River. It join the Susquehanna from the north in downtown Binghamton.

In the 19th century the river furnished a critical link the canal system of the northeastern United States. The Chenango Canal, built from 1836Events January Book by Maria Monk claims that she was sexually exploited in a Canadian convent February 3 United States Whig Party holds its first convention in Albany, New York. February 23 The siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. February 24- 1837Events January 10 DePauw University founded in Greencastle, Indiana January 26 Michigan is admitted as the 26th U. State February 8 Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate February 11 Americ between Utica and Binghamton, connected the Erie CanalThe Erie Canal (also known since 1918 as the Barge Canal is a canal in New York State, United States, that runs from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. Although the canal was first proposed in 1699, it was n in the north to the Susquehanna River. The canal was rendered obsolete by railroads and was abandoned in 1878Events January Cleopatra's Needle arrives in London January 9 Humbert I becomes King of Italy January 23 Disraeli orders British fleet to Dardanelles January 28 The Yale News becomes the first daily, college newspaper in the United States. January 31 Turk.

See also

• List of New York riversThis is a list of rivers in the state of New York in the United States. Allegheny River Arthur Kill (tidal strait) Basher Kill Beaverkill River Bronx Kill (tidal strait) Bronx River Catatonk Creek Catherine Creek Catskill Creek Cayuga Creek Cayuta Creek C