Clyde River (New York)

Clyde River
River
The Clyde River begins at Erie Canal Lock #27 in Lyons, New York. This view is looking upstream towards the lock.
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Finger Lakes
Tributaries
- left	Black Brook (into Erie Canal), Melvin Brook (into Erie Canal)
- right	Pond Brook, White Brook
Source	Confluence of the Canandaigua Outlet, Ganargua Creek and Erie Canal at Lock #27
- location	Lyons, Wayne County, New York, United States
- elevation	385 ft (117 m)
- coordinates	43°03′43.08″N 76°59′45.92″W / 43.0619667°N 76.9960889°W / 43.0619667; -76.9960889
Mouth	Seneca River
- location	Tyre, Seneca County, New York, United States
- elevation	374 ft (114 m)
- coordinates	42°59′57.69″N 76°43′50.88″W / 42.9993583°N 76.7308000°W / 42.9993583; -76.7308000Coordinates: 42°59′57.69″N 76°43′50.88″W / 42.9993583°N 76.7308000°W / 42.9993583; -76.7308000
Length	27 mi (43 km)
Basin	191 sq mi (495 km2)

The Clyde River is a main tributary which feeds the Seneca River in Seneca County, New York, United States. It begins at the hamlet of Lyons in nearby Wayne County and meanders for approximately 27 miles (43 kilometers) from west to east before emptying into the Seneca River in the town of Tyre at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Much of the original river has been channeled through to form part of the Erie Canal. A number of tributaries feed the Clyde River along its route.

The Clyde River is part of the Seneca River watershed which feeds the Oswego River. From there, the Oswego River enters Lake Ontario. It is a primary spot for fishing, flatwater canoeing and kayaking.

The Clyde River officially begins in the Wayne County hamlet of Lyons at the confluence of the Canandaigua Outlet and Erie Canal, just east of Lock #27. Nearby Ganargua Creek is also part of the source feeding the Clyde River which empties into the Erie Canal 1/3 mile west of the lock. From there, the Clyde River either runs concurrent or beside the path of the Erie Canal, passing through the towns of Lyons and Galen as well as the village of Clyde, all the way to its end at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge where it meets the Seneca River in the Seneca County town of Tyre. Notable spurs from the Erie Canal include a winding section heading northeast along River Road through the Marengo Marsh between the community of Marengo and the village of Clyde. Due to its lack of significant current, this particular section of the Clyde River is where most of the flatwater canoeing and kayaking occurs. Sometimes the Erie Canal is used with the river as a loop-around by paddlers between Lyons and Clyde. Another section of the Clyde River runs southeast on and off the canal below Lock #26 from Bentley Road in the town of Galen to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near NY Route 89 in the town of Tyre.