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It rises in Madison , approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Utica . It flows generally past Sherburne to Norwich , where it turns southwest, flowing past Greene , and Chenango Forks , where it receives the Tioughnioga River . It joins the Susquehanna from the north in downtown Binghamton .

In the 19th Century the river furnished a critical link the Canal system of the northeastern United States. The Chenango Canal , built from 1836-1837 between Utica and Binghamton, connected the Erie Canal in the north to the Susquehanna River. The canal was rendered obsolete by Railroad s and was abandoned in 1878.

Flooding is often a concern during the spring and fall.

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