Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,081 square miles (2,801 km²), of which 1,081 square miles (2,800 km²) is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) (0.02%) is water.
Three major watersheds meet in Potter County: the watersheds of the Chesapeake Bay, St. Lawrence River, and Mississippi River. Moreover, the main stem by volume of the entire Mississippi river system, the Allegheny River, has its source in central Potter County, near Cobb Hill.
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