About the Mohawk River Watershed
A watershed is the land that water flows across or under on its way to a river, lake, stream or bay. The Mohawk River watershed:
is an approximately 3,460 square mile watershed located in central New York State
is the largest tributary to the Hudson River
begins at the eastern edge of the Tug Hill Plateau, flowing 140 miles east to join the Hudson River
encompasses 14 counties and 172 municipalities
includes more than 6,600 miles of rivers, canals and streams and 135 lakes, reservoirs and ponds