East Canada Creek
East Canada Creek is a 34.6-mile-long (55.7 km)[1] river in upstate New York, United States.[2] It is a tributary of the Mohawk River and flows southward from New York's Adirondack Park. The name "Canada" may be derived from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word Kanata, meaning "village"; the name may also refer to the creek's importance as a trail to Canada in colonial times.[3]
| East Canada Creek | |
|---|---|
 East Canada Creek upstream of Emmonsburg Road | |
  Location of the mouth of East Canada Creek  East Canada Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Regions | |
| Counties | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| ⁃ location | Northeast of Powley Place, Hamilton County, New York |
| ⁃ coordinates | 43°20′18″N 74°37′36″W |
| Mouth | Mohawk River |
⁃ location | East Creek, Montgomery County, New York |
⁃ coordinates | 42°59′58″N 74°44′37″W |
⁃ elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Length | 34.6 mi (55.7 km) |
| Basin size | 289 sq mi (750 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | Sprite Creek |
Course
The creek is formed northeast of Powley Place in the Town of Arietta in Hamilton County, where it is created by the confluence of smaller streams. It goes on to form part of the boundary between Herkimer, Fulton, and Montgomery counties. It also flows through the Village of Dolgeville, after passing Dolgeville it enters into Kyser Lake.
See also
- West Canada Creek
- List of rivers in New York
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed October 3, 2011
- "East Canada Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. pp. 91–94. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
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