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Geography

jgerek — 2014-07-08T18:19:08Z

+more waterways; +mountains/hills

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- ==Natural Geography==	+ =Natural Geography=
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- ===Major Waterways===	+ ==Waterways== + The Rochester area is blessed with many major water resources including:
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- ===Minor Waterways=== - * ["Allens Creek"] - * ["Braddock Bay"] - * ["Grass Creek"] - * ["Irondequoit Creek"] - * ["Red Creek"]	+ ===Minor Waterways=== + Smaller streams are generally tributaries of either Lake Ontario of the Genesee River: + * ["Allens Creek"] + * ["Black Creek"] + * ["Braddock Bay"] + * ["Grass Creek"] + * ["Honeoye Creek"] + * ["Irondequoit Creek"] + * ["Oatka Creek"] + * ["Red Creek"] + * ["Salmon Creek"] + * ["Sandy Creek"] + + ==Mountains== + The fact is that the Rochester area is for the most part - flat. To find anything resembling real mountains takes a 2+ hour drive to either the Allegheny Mountains in the ["Southern Tier"], the Adirondacks, or the Catskills. There is some modest elevation in the Bristol Hills around the Finger Lakes. + + ===Hills=== + The best we do in the Rochester area are some "hills" that are maybe a couple hundred feed above the surrounding terrain: + * ["Cobbs Hill"] + * ["Pinnacle Hill"] +

jgerek — 2014-07-08T12:49:46Z

link Sodus Bay

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jgerek — 2014-07-03T20:46:10Z

reorg; +Natural Geography

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- '''Cities'''	+ ==Political Geography== + ===Regions=== + + * ["Central New York"] + * ["Southern Tier"] + * ["Upstate New York"] + * ["Western New York"] + + ===Counties=== + + * ["Genesee County"] + * ["Livingston County"] + * ["Monroe County"] + * ["Ontario County"] + * ["Orleans County"] + * ["Wayne County"] + * ["Wyoming County"] + * ["Yates County"] + + ===Cities===
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- * ["Genesee County"] - * ["Livingston County"] - * ["Monroe County"] - * ["Ontario County"] - * ["Orleans County"] - * ["Wayne County"] - * ["Wyoming County"] - * ["Yates County"]	+ ===Major Waterways=== + * ["Finger Lakes"] + * ["Genesee River"] + * ["Irondequoit Bay"] + * ["Lake Ontario"]
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- '''Regions''' - - * ["Central New York"] - * ["Southern Tier"] - * ["Upstate New York"] - * ["Western New York"]	+ ===Minor Waterways=== + * ["Allens Creek"] + * ["Braddock Bay"] + * ["Grass Creek"] + * ["Irondequoit Creek"] + * ["Red Creek"]

EileenF — 2013-10-26T20:28:24Z

Southern Tier

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jgerek — 2013-10-26T20:06:58Z

reorg; -Oneida County stub

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- '''Other'''
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EileenF — 2012-10-01T00:25:35Z

counties

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	+ + '''Counties''' + + * ["Genesee County"] + * ["Livingston County"] + * ["Monroe County"] + * ["Oneida County"] + * ["Ontario County"] + * ["Orleans County"] + * ["Wayne County"] + * ["Wyoming County"] + * ["Yates County"]

EileenF — 2012-10-01T00:23:44Z

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	+ The City of Rochester is located in Western New York. This page provides regional context for both Rochester and New York State north of the almighty New York City. + + '''Cities''' + + * ["Albany"] + * ["Buffalo"] + * ["Rochester"] + * ["Syracuse"] + * ["Utica"] + + '''Regions''' + + * ["Central New York"] + * ["Upstate New York"] + * ["Western New York"] + + '''Other''' + + * ["Suburbs"] + + [[Comments]]