Oaks Creek

Oaks Creek
River
Oaks Creek looking north in Oaksville
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Central New York Region
County	Otsego
Towns	Otsego, Hartwick, Exeter
Tributaries
- left	Fly Creek
- right	Lidell Creek, Phinney Creek
Source	Canadarago Lake
- location	Schuyler Lake, New York
- elevation	1,266[1] ft (386 m)
Mouth	Susquehanna River
- location	Index, New York, United States
- elevation	1,174.47 ft (358 m)
- coordinates	42°39′56″N 74°57′35″W / 42.66556°N 74.95972°W / 42.66556; -74.95972Coordinates: 42°39′56″N 74°57′35″W / 42.66556°N 74.95972°W / 42.66556; -74.95972
Length	9.32 mi (15 km)
Basin	102 sq mi (264 km2)

Oaks Creek near source, looking south at dam.

Oaks Creek drains Canadarago Lake, which is situated in the north central region of Otsego County, New York. The creek begins by the hamlet of Schuyler Lake and flows southeast approximately 9.32 miles before converging with the Susquehanna River south of Cooperstown, by Index.^[2] From the source to Oaksville the creek flows along Panther Mountain. Fly Creek is a main tributary, that converges with Oaks Creek south of the hamlet of Fly Creek.

In 1779 it was referred to as "O-at'-tis" as the Iroquois name.^[3]

History

David Shipman , the "Leatherstocking" and "Deerslayer" of James Fenimore Cooper’s novels, was a resident of Town of Otsego living in a log cabin on the east bank of Oaks Creek.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of New York

References