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Chittenango Creek

Coordinates: 43°11′01″N 75°59′36″W / 43.18361°N 75.99333°W / 43.18361; -75.99333
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Chittenango Creek
Chittenango Creek, looking downstream at Chittenango Falls State Park
Chittenango Creek is located in New York
Chittenango Creek
Location of the mouth of Chittenango Creek in New York State
Chittenango Creek is located in the United States
Chittenango Creek
Chittenango Creek (the United States)
Native nameChu-de-nääng′ (Oneida)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York
Physical characteristics
SourceNelson Swamp
 • locationTown of Fenner, Madison County
 • coordinates42°57′31″N 75°45′13″W / 42.95861°N 75.75361°W / 42.95861; -75.75361[1]
MouthOneida Lake
 • location
Bridgeport
 • coordinates
43°11′01″N 75°59′36″W / 43.18361°N 75.99333°W / 43.18361; -75.99333[1]
Basin features
ProgressionChittenango Creek → Oneida Lake → Oneida RiverOswego RiverLake OntarioSt. Lawrence RiverGulf of St. LawrenceAtlantic Ocean
Tributaries 
 • leftCazenovia Lake, Limestone Creek
WaterfallsChittenango Falls

Chittenango Creek is a small river in central New York, United States.[1] The creek partially forms the boundary between Onondaga County and Madison County.

The Chittenango Creek watershed comprises about 290 square miles (750 km2) of drainage in Onondaga and Madison counties. The median annual flow is estimated at 300 cubic feet per second (8.5 m3/s).

Course

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Chittenango Falls in May 2007

Chittenango Creek originates in Nelson Swamp in the town of Fenner in Madison County.[2][1] It receives the outflow for Cazenovia Lake near the village of Cazenovia. From there it flows northward, passing over a 167-foot (51 m) waterfall in Chittenango Falls State Park[3] before flowing through the village of Chittenango. The creek flows out into Oneida Lake near the community of Bridgeport.

Tributaries

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Chittenango Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Chittenango Creek". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Chittenango Falls State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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