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The Nature Conservancy in Delaware - Delaware River Basin
The Delaware River begins its 400-plus-mile journey in New York’s Catskill Mountains,
where cool springs establish the river’s East and West branches.
Further south, the branches meet in Hancock, New York to form one of the
only free-flowing major rivers remaining in the eastern United States.
With more than 300 miles designated “wild and scenic,” the Delaware is a
river of tremendous biological, economic and cultural significance. Nearly 20 million people along the East Coast rely on its water for drinking and
industrial purposes. They share the resource with shad, sturgeon, eel
and other species that migrate through the river. Anglers and kayakers
enjoy the Delaware’s scenic beauty, protected in places by five national park properties.
Read the rest at: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/delaware/preserves/art31831.html
