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====Seneca Waterways Council====
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|name=Seneca Waterways Council (#397)
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|type=council
|owner=[[Boy Scouts of America]]
|headquarters= Rochester, New York
|country=United States
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|f-date=2009
|defunct=
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|chiefscouttitle=President
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|chiefscouttitle2=Council Commissioner
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|chiefscouttitle3=Scout Executive
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|website={{URL|http://www.senecawaterways.org}}
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The Seneca Waterways Council serves youth in the counties of Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, and Monroe and the city of [[Rochester, New York]].

In 1917 the [[Brockport Council]] was formed, closing in 1918.{{listref|a}}

In 1917 the [[Ontario County Council]] (#391) was formed, changing its name to the [[Finger Lakes Council]] (#391) in 1924.{{listref|a}}

The [[Rochester Council (New York)|Rochester Council]] (#397) was granted a charter on February 13, 1913. The council expanded to include Monroe, Orleans and Wayne counties, and in 1926 the name was changed to the [[Rochester Area Council]] (#397) to reflect the growth. In December 1932, Monroe and Orleans counties split off to become the [[Red Jacket Council]] (#363).{{listref|a}}

In 1943, the Wayne County portion of the Rochester Area Council (#397) was transferred to the Finger Lakes Council (#391); the Orleans County portion of the Red Jacket Council was transferred to the [[Lewiston Trail Council]] (#385), and the remaining Monroe County portion merged with the Red Jacket Council (#363) to form the [[Otetiana Council]] (#397).{{listref|a}}

The Seneca Waterways Council was founded in 2009 with the merger of the Finger Lakes Council (#391) and Otetiana Council (#397), both in Western New York.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://senecawaterways.org/history |website=senecawaterways.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019074700/https://senecawaterways.org/history |archive-date=October 19, 2016 }}</ref>
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