•	The Delaware is the longest un-dammed river east of the Mississippi, extending 330 miles from the confluence of its East and West branches at Hancock, N.Y. to the mouth of the Delaware Bay.
•	The Delaware River Valley has some of the earliest recorded finds of early Lenni Lenape Indian Civilization.
•	During the Revolutionary war many decisive battles were fought along the river including the Battle of Minisink in which the bodies of the fallen were left on the battlefield for 53 years before the remains were gathered and buried in the tomb of the unknown soldier located in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvannia.
•	Built over the Delaware River as a "Canal Bridge" is the first suspension bridge built by the designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, JR Roebling. The bridge in Lackawaxen, PA has been restored to its original condition (without the water) and is a historic location. D&H Canal remnants are still visible along the Delware River.
•	Nearly 15 million people (approximately five percent of the nation's population) rely on the waters of the Delaware River Basin for drinking and industrial use, but the watershed drains only four-tenths of one percent of the total continental U.S. land area.
•	The river is fed by 216 tributaries, the largest being the Schuylkill and Lehigh Rivers in Pennsylvania. In all, the basin contains 13,539 square miles, draining parts of Pennsylvania (6,422 square miles or 50.3 percent of the basin's total land area); New Jersey (2,969 square miles, or 23.3%); New York (2,362 square miles, 18.5%); and Delaware (1,004 square miles, 7.9%). Included in the total area number is the 782 square-mile Delaware Bay, which lies roughly half in New Jersey and half in Delaware.
•	The Delaware River Scenic Byway is known for it's Archeology, Historical, Natural, Recreational and Scenic Attractions.
•	Most of the Bluestone used in the construction of New York City was transported down the Delaware River Canal System.
•	Perfect for boating and kayaking, the Upper Delaware is known for its Class I and II rapids, public fishing, and wintering bald eagles.
•	Nearly all the land along the Upper Delaware River is privately owned; only 30 acres belong to the U.S. government.