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Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, 1851, is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. On the Delaware River, an oil painting (c. 1861 –1863) by George Inness now on display at Brooklyn Museum. The strategic Delaware River was the scene of several important campaigns during the American Revolutionary War.
While swimming is available, the river is swift and the rocks are slippery making it dangerous. [4] Delaware and Hudson Canal – Between 1825 and 1829, the Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 108 miles (174 km) water route from the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania to the markets on the Hudson River. The U.S. Department of the Interior has ...
The Delaware River looking north above Walpack Bend near Walpack, New Jersey, where the river leaves the historic Minisink region, a buried valley eroded from the Marcellus Formation The watershed of the Delaware River drains an area of 14,119 square miles (36,570 km 2 ) and encompasses 42 counties and 838 municipalities in five U.S. states ...
A new map poster by Lisa Glover shows the contours of the Delaware River’s deepest point. Sales benefit the Upper Delaware Council.
Location: Delaware County, New York: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: East Branch of the Delaware River: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 15 mi (24 km): Max. width: 0.7 mi (1.1 km): Surface area: 5,726 acres (23.17 km 2): Max. depth: 180 ft (55 m): Water volume: 430,256 acre⋅ft (530,713,000 m 3): Surface elevation: 1,280 ft (390 m) [1]: The Pepacton Reservoir ...
The 79-acre (0.32 km 2) Bulls Island Recreation Area is on Bulls Island at Raven Rock along the Delaware River approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Stockton, within Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. The park is a part of the 3,578 acres (14.48 km 2) Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park. It offers a boat ...
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) maintains many stream gauges along the West Branch Delaware River. The station by the Village of Delhi , in operation since 1937, but making daily measurements since November 1996, is located .6 miles (0.97 km) upstream from the bridge on Route 28 , and 1.9 miles (3.1 km) upstream from the confluence ...
The East Branch Delaware River is one of two branches that form the Delaware River. It is approximately 75 mi (121 km) long, and flows through the U.S. state of New York . It winds through a mountainous area on the southwestern edge of Catskill Park in the Catskill Mountains for most of its course, before joining the West Branch along the ...