Buffalo River (New York)
[4] The Buffalo River flows eastward from the point of confluence, passing through residential and heavily industrialized parts of the city.On July 8, 1788, Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham met with Indians of the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (including Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca) at Buffalo Creek to execute a deed or treaty for rights to their lands in New York State east of the Genesee River (see Phelps and Gorham Purchase).[7] In 1838, the Treaty of Buffalo Creek dealt with the disposition of the remaining land in New York held by the nations of the Iroquois Confederation.The Buffalo River and to a lesser degree its tributaries have been the site of heavy industry, although this has declined in recent decades.This, along with large combined sewer overflows along the river, has resulted in highly contaminated sediments and impaired water quality.According to a statement by the Army Corps of Engineers in the spring of 2012, the project will result in the Buffalo River being removed from the list of Areas of Concern in three to five years.