200 



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nearly due south, across Sullivan and Orange counties, entering 

 the main Delaware river at Port Jervis. The catchment area of 

 this stream is long' and narrow, and with the exception of the 

 Basher kill and Bush kill, is practically without tributaries for 

 its whole length of about 50 miles. 



Mongaup river. This stream rises in the north central part of 

 Sullivan comity and flows due south, entering the Delaware river 

 at Mongaup. 



There are a number of other streams tributary to Delaware 

 river, but none of them is of enough importance for extended 

 mention. Very little water power is developed throughout this 

 region, although there are a number of places where powers could 

 be developed. The location of railways near the water level has 

 interfered with such developments. The removal of forests has 

 further undoubtedly considerably injured the tributary streams 

 for mill purposes. 



The following gives the more important catchment areas of 

 the Delaware river and its tributaries in New York State: 



Square miles 



Total area in New York State 2,580 



Main stream below mouth of Neve'rsink river 3,600 



Main stream below Tort Jervis 3,252 



Main stream below junction of East and West branches. . . 1,604 



West branch at mouth 085 



West branch at Deposit, below Oquaga creek 519 



Pepacton river at mouth 919 



Above mouth of Beaverkill 520 



Beaverkill creek 322 



Oquaga creek $2 



Little Delaware creek 53 



No vers ink river at mouth 346 



By way of concluding the general discussion of the Allegheny. 

 Susquehanna, and Delaware river systems in the Siate of New 

 York, it may be remarked that these have all been extensively used, 

 either for floating logs or for propelling sawmills, or for both. 



