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  Whitford's History of New York Canals. Chapter XI, The Oneida River Improvement.
The Oneida river, or the Onondaga river as it was called in early Colonial times, flows westerly from Oneida lake to a confluence with the Seneca river at Three River Point, where the two unite to form the Oswego river.
From the opening of the old Oneida Lake canal in 1835 to the dismantling of its locks in 1863, and again during the short existence of the New Oneida Lake canal in 1877 and 1878, this watercourse constituted a link in a short passage between the eastern part of the Erie canal and Oswego.
The Oneida river is still a part of the State system of navigable waterways, being used to a limited extent for the commerce of the lake and river.
www.history.rochester.edu /canal/bib/whitford/1906/Chap11.html   (1651 words)

  
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www.hiddenhistory.com /PAGE3/SWSTS/Newyork1.htm   (5141 words)

  
 Official Website of the Sovereign Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
In the early 17th century, when the Europeans first encountered the Oneida, the Oneida held nearly six million acres of land and were among the most powerful forces in the eastern United States.
Oneida lands were further reduced to an area of 65,000 acres by the 1838 Treaty.
Oneida land holdings dwindled over the remainder of the nineteenth century due to the effect of the Dawes Allotment Act.
www.oneidanation.org /?page_id=24   (562 words)

  
 The Oneida Indian Tribe of Wisconsin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Oneida silverware is not derived from the Oneida Tribe.
The Oneida Nation in New York prefers that the term "Oneida Nation" only be used to refer to the Oneida living on the ancestral lands of the Oneidas in New York, and their Internet coordinator has informed me of this.
On the other hand, the Oneidas in Wisconsin also refer to themselves as members of the Oneida Nation, and given the numerical majority in Wisconsin, I feel their use of the term is fair.
www.jefflindsay.com /Oneida.shtml   (3400 words)

  
 Oneida Indian Nation
This treaty is held sacred by the Oneidas and is commemorated by the yearly allocation of treaty cloth to Oneida Members from the federal government.
To the Oneidas, the treaty cloth is continued affirmation that the agreement between the United States and the Oneida Nation remains intact.
The Oneida Nation is a major force behind the economic rebound in Oneida County and the Mohawk Valley.
www.oneida-nation.net /today/briefhistory.html   (2152 words)

  
 About Oneida County Index Page
Oneida County has always been at the center of transportation developments that controlled the growth of New York State and in large measure, the North Eastern United States.
Nearly one hundred miles west of the state capital of Albany, Oneida County holds the upper reaches of the Mohawk River flowing eastward to the Hudson River.
As a result the Oneida Indian Nation, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois, located on the western part of the County.
www.co.oneida.ny.us /oneidacty/aboutoc/about.htm   (1007 words)

  
 History of Oswego County, N.Y. and Its Townships
The towns east of the river constitute a part of "Scriba's patent." These lands were originally granted to Nicholas Roosevelt, of New York, who not complying with the terms of sale, they were sold to George Scriba, a native of Germany, and at that time a merchant in New York.
Opposite to Brewerton village, at the head of Oneida river, are the remains of Fort Brewerton.
The harbor is formed at the mouth of the river by a pier of wood, 30 feet broad, filled with stone, and built by the general government, extending on the west side 1,250 feet, and on the east 250, between which there is an opening for vessels.
www.usgennet.org /~ahnyoswe/nyoswego/history.html   (1327 words)

  
 About Oneida Lake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Oneida Lake is a remnant of Lake Iroquois, a huge body of water that formed nearly 12,000 years ago when, as the Ice Age ended, a glacier dammed the St. Lawrence River, flooding much of Central New York.
The second Oneida Lake canal, constructed in the 1870's during the heyday of New York State railroading, proved to be a dismal economic failure.
Oneida Lake's water levels should be kept as they are, both to insure the health of the lake's valuable wetlands and to prevent any environmental damage to the lake's fragile ecosystem.
web.a-znet.com /ola/aboutol.htm   (5323 words)

  
 Idaho Rivers United - Currently   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Idaho Rivers United threatened legal action last summer after NMFS released a draft biological opinion that called for off-site mitigation in an attempt to compensate for the lethal effects of the four lower Snake River dams.
Upper South Fork Salmon River from the Payette National Forest boundary at Goat Creek, downstream along the South Fork Salmon River Road to its confluence with the East Fork of the South Fork Salmon River.
Lake Creek north of McCall, from the headwaters downstream to the confluence with the Secesh River, and downstream from the confluence of Lake Creek and the Secesh River to Chinook Campground.
www.idahorivers.org /news.summer.01.htm   (6797 words)

  
 River Flows
Oneida Narrows on the Bear River is the closest whitewater (30 miles) for the remainder of the summer and early fall.
Due to the many overhanging trees along the Logan River it is essential that paddlers scout their routes.
It has been proposed that this section of the river be designated as "Wild and Scenic;" when you kayak this part of the river you will see why.
www.usu.edu /canoe/htmlpages/riverFlows.html   (935 words)

  
 Chronology - Oneida River Improvement.
Chapter 229 – Canal commissioners to lower Oneida lake; J. Porter to construct dam and lock at Caughanoy (Caughdenoy); G. Schroeppel, a dam and lock at Oak Orchard.
Commissioners’ estimate for lowering Oneida outlet, $86,398.34 for canal-boat navigation; $59,923.10 for steamboats.
Chapter 568 – $10,000 appropriated for deepening river by raising dams at Oak Orchard and Caughdenoy and by dredging channel.
www.history.rochester.edu /canal/bib/whitford/1906/Chron13.html   (282 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Oneida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Oneida co., N.Y. He was successful in the grocery business in Troy, N.Y. Active in public affairs, he became (1845) alderman of Troy and served (1853-56) as a Whig member of Congress.
Oswego OSWEGO [Oswego] river, 23 mi (37 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Oneida and the Seneca rivers, central N.Y., NW of Syracuse and flowing NW to Lake Ontario at Oswego.
Oneida co., N.Y. As professor of natural history at Harvard from 1842, he was the teacher of many eminent botanists.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Oneida   (705 words)

  
 NYSDEC Regulations 6 NYCRR Part 899 Oneida River Drainage Basin
Enter Oneida River from a point 1.0 mile north of Bonsted Road and 1.5 miles southwest of Pleasant Lake at a point 0.5 mile south of Orangeport Road and 1.9 miles west of Clay-Cicero town line.
Enter Oneida River at a point 1.4 miles south of New York-Ontario and Western Railroad and 2.0 miles west of U.S. Route 11, and at a point 0.7 mile north of Washington Road and 1.4 miles west of U.S. Route 11.
This section of Barge Canal lies east of Oneida Lake from point 2.7 miles south of N.Y. Route 49 and 0.2 mile west of N.Y. Route 13 to eastern boundary of Oneida River drainage basin in City of Rome 0.5 mile south of N.Y. Route 49 and 0.6 mile east of N.Y. Route 26.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/regs/part899.html   (11228 words)

  
 EPA Region 5 Tribes - Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin
There are approximately 233 miles of rivers, creeks and streams, seventy eight (78) lakes and ponds covering approximately 112 acres, about one hundred (100) wetlands covering approximately 1,600 acres.
The Oneida Solar Energy Project which is installing solar hot water heaters and photo-voltaic units in tribal members homes on the Reservation.
The Wardens are responsible for the enforcement of the Oneida Tribe's hunting and fishing laws, as well as investigation and citation of illegal dumping and pollution within the Oneida Reservation.
www.epa.gov /reg5oopa/tribes/tribepages/oneida.htm   (1380 words)

  
 Oswego County Promotion and Tourism
At the beginning of the 19th century, the Oswego River was part of the major transportation route from the east coast to the Great Lakes and the Midwest.
From New York City, merchandise was transported by bateaux (small flat-bottomed boats) up the Hudson River, west on the Mohawk River, through the Utica-Rome Canal, west on Wood Creek, across Oneida Lake, west on the Oneida River, north on the Oswego River, around the Oswego Falls portage in Fulton and finally north to Lake Ontario.
Though the Oswego River wasn't part of the Erie's main route from Albany to Buffalo, the Erie still had a profound effect on the development of the Oswego Canal and its environs.
www.co.oswego.ny.us /tourism/recreation/canal.html   (1169 words)

  
 Onondaga Lake Improvement: Three Rivers Water Quality Model   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Seneca River, NY is on the 1998 New York State's . . . list of impaired water bodies for non-attainment of dissolved oxygen criteria.
The 26-kilometer segment of the Seneca River from Cross Lake to the Onondaga Lake outlet is one of the State's highest priorities for TMDL development—a TMDL for oxygen-demanding substances is scheduled for completion in 2007.
The influence of Onondaga Lake water on river water quality was restricted to the area from Buoy 294 to Buoy 255, in general.
www.lake.onondaga.ny.us /ol3392.htm   (980 words)

  
 Hudson River-Black River Regulating District
The Black River watershed encompasses an area of 1916 square miles in Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Herkimer and Hamilton Counties.
On the Beaver River, the Regulating District operates the Stillwater Reservoir, which has a 10.5-square-mile surface area and a 48-mile shoreline.
On the Moose River, the Regulating District operates the Fulton Chain of Lakes via dams at Old Forge and Sixth Lake.
www.hrbrrd.com /blackriver.html   (148 words)

  
 ROOTS AND ROUTES
Throughout the 1700s, the rivers, lakes, and streams that connected the Upper Hudson River port at Albany with the Great Lakes landing at Oswego, served as avenues of international conflict and war.
With the establishment of new settlements along the frontier, and to accommodate the greatly increased commercial demands of merchants anxious to supply these new farmers with goods exchanged for their agricultural produce, it was necessary to facilitate westward expansion by improving transportation.
But although the cut created by this blasting was in solid rock, the one guard lock and five lift locks required were made of wood, with their timber joints filled and caulked like the seams of a ship to prevent the water in the canal from leaking out.
www.rootsandroutes.net /canal.htm   (1250 words)

  
 Black River Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Black River Group generally overlies the Joachim Dolomite, possibly with minor unconformity, and is overlain, possibly with some unconformity, by the Trenton Limestone throughout most of the state.
Correlation: The Black River Group of Indiana is equivalent to the Platteville Group of Illinois, the Black River Group of Michigan, most of the Black River Limestone of Ohio, and the upper part of the High Bridge Group of Kentucky.
According to Votaw (1978), conodonts from the upper few feet of the Black River (Platting Formation) taken from a cored well in White County, Ind., appear to indicate fauna B of Sweet, Ethington, and Barnes (1971) conodonts from the rest of the Plattin Limestone and the Pecatonica Formation represent fauna 7 (Votaw, 1978).
igs.indiana.edu /geology/structure/compendium/html/comp9ijo.cfm   (445 words)

  
 Oswego County Promotion and Tourism
Anglers are finding good fishing in the river with salmon, rainbow trout, brown trout and steelhead at the dam.
The powerhouse area and the Lock 7 side of the river are active.
Anglers who fished the upper end of the river between Altmar and Pineville tried to avoid as much of the runoff as possible and reported landing a mix of kings and steelhead.
www.co.oswego.ny.us /tourism/fishing/fcond.html   (654 words)

  
 Oneida River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Oneida River in Central New York State flows from Oneida Lake to its confluence with the Seneca and Oswego Rivers.
The Oswego empties the water of the other two rivers into Lake Ontario.
This New York state location article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oneida_River   (75 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Mohawk River, New York (NY) (Oneida County) - (river) - Facts and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mohawk River, largest tributary of the Hudson R., c.140 mi/225 km long, central and E N.Y.; rises in Oneida co.; flows S and SE, past Rome, Utica, Amsterdam, and Schenectady, to the Hudson R. at Cohoes (falls here).
From Rome to its mouth, river is either paralleled by or part of N.Y. State Barge Canal joining Great Lakes and E coast ports via Hudson R. The beautiful and fertile Mohawk valley, as the E-W passage bet.
Revolution and was an important route for westbound pioneers; the old Erie Canal followed the river in much the same manner as the Barge Canal.
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/M/M08854-mohawk-river.html   (237 words)

  
 Oneida Lake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Located on the eastern shore of Oneida Lake, Sylvan Beach, New York is a popular summer boating destination thanks to its shallow water and sandy bottom.
2 New York counties and towns bordering Oneida Lake
New York counties and towns bordering Oneida Lake
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oneida_Lake   (310 words)

  
 Early History of Atlantic Salmon in New York
In Oneida Lake it is clear that salmon summered in the lake as well as in the tributaries.
In Cayuga Lake the effect of the dam on the Seneca River at Baldwinsville was noted immediately, suggesting that young salmon produced in the tributaries of this lake returned to Lake Ontario for growth to maturity.
Clinton was familiar with marking studies conducted in Europe suggesting that young salmon returned to the rivers of origin and he intuitively deduced the correct reason for absence of salmon in the Niagara River.
www.dreamscape.com /flyman/History-Atlantic-Salmon.htm   (7706 words)

  
 Walleye fishing on the Salmon River in Pulaski, New York and surrounding tributaries of Lake Ontario and Oneida Lake.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Walleye fishing on the Salmon River in Pulaski, New York and surrounding tributaries of Lake Ontario and Oneida Lake.
Walleye fishing in Ny Walleye Fishing the Oswego River and Oneida Lake Regions
Whether you fish the Oswego River, Salmon River or Oneida NY, you are in for the adventure of a lifetime.
www.theriverguide.com /walleye.htm   (255 words)

  
 The Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin
The Oneida Nation is a co-trustee in the federally-led version of the Natural Resources Damage Assessment, under the leadership of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Nation has a special cultural interest in the natural resources which have been harmed, because the Oneida people have traditionally harvested fish from Duck Creek, and can no longer consume the fish due to PCB contamination.
Subject Bibliography on the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay Area Research Center and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
www.foxriverwatch.com /oneida.html   (123 words)

  
 Bear Paw Vacation Homes - Eagle River, Vilas & Oneida County, Northern Wisconsin
Bear Paw is located about 12 miles west of Eagle River, about 5 miles southeast of St. Germain, about 15 miles east of Minocqua, and 15 miles north of Rhinelander.
Vilas and Oneida Counties are home to over 1000 lakes, and over 400,000 acres of public lands, including the Nicolet National Forest and the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest.
If you are coming into the Northwoods via Eagle River, take Highway 70 west to County O, turn left (south) on O, then 2 miles to the Bear Paw / 3D's sign.
www.bearpawvacationhomes.com /area.html   (128 words)

  
 Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon - NYS DEC Sturgeon brochure
Habitat enhancement was attempted in the St. Lawrence River and may be practical in the Niagara River.
The largest populations which appear to be sustaining themselves are in the St. Lawrence River downstream of Massena, the Niagara River and the Grasse River.
DEC has been using artificial propagation of this species to reestablish populations in selected tributaries of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, including the Oswegatchie River, Black Lake, the St. Regis River, Oneida Lake and Cayuga Lake.
www.fws.gov /midwest/sturgeon/sturbroch.htm   (313 words)

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