Ocquionis Creek

Oquionis Creek
River
Country United States
State New York
Region Central New York Region
Mouth Canadarago Lake
 - location Richfield Springs, New York, United States
 - elevation 1,270 ft (387 m)
 - coordinates 42°50′25″N 74°59′34″W / 42.84028°N 74.99278°W / 42.84028; -74.99278Coordinates: 42°50′25″N 74°59′34″W / 42.84028°N 74.99278°W / 42.84028; -74.99278
Basin 22.3 sq mi (58 km2)

Ocquionis Creek flows into Canadarago Lake near Richfield Springs, New York.[1] Ocquionis is a Iroquois word that translates to "he is a bear".[2]

Ocquionis Creek was used by early settlers, in the Jordanville, New York area, for baptisms and likened by them to the Jordan River.[3]

References

  1. ↑ usgs, usgs (1997). "Ocquionis". usgs.gov. usgs. Retrieved 17 April 2017. data
  2. ↑ "Ecology of the Lakes of East-Central New York". Google.com/books. google.com. 1997. Retrieved 5 January 2018. data
  3. ↑ Brubaker, John H. (2002). Down the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press. p. 3.
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