Oneida River
river in the United States of America
The Oneida River is a river that forms a portion of the boundary between Oswego and Onondaga counties in central New York. The river flows 18 miles (29 km) from Oneida Lake's outlet to its confluence with the Seneca River, where the two rivers combine to form the Oswego River that empties into Lake Ontario.
The river was known to the Onondaga people as Sah-eh, and was referred to during the colonial era as the Onondaga River.
The river is utilized for boating and shipping as part of the New York State Barge Canal.
The public source identifies “Oneida River” as river in the United States of America. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Oneida, River and river.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7093674. The Library of Congress control number is sh2017003663. Authority coordinates are 43.201, -76.280. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 3 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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This entry incorporates text from “Oneida River” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.