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Fly Creek (Oaks Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 42°42′20″N 74°58′55″W / 42.70556°N 74.98194°W / 42.70556; -74.98194
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Fly Creek
Vlaie Creek
Fly Creek (Oaks Creek tributary) is located in New York Adirondack Park
Fly Creek (Oaks Creek tributary)
Location of the mouth of Fly Creek
Fly Creek (Oaks Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Fly Creek (Oaks Creek tributary)
Fly Creek (Oaks Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York Region
CountyOtsego
TownOtsego
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates42°49′05″N 74°57′54″W / 42.818133°N 74.964995°W / 42.818133; -74.964995[1]
MouthOaks Creek
 • location
Fly Creek, New York, United States
 • coordinates
42°42′20″N 74°58′55″W / 42.70556°N 74.98194°W / 42.70556; -74.98194[1]
 • elevation
1,240 ft (380 m)
Basin features
ProgressionFly Creek → Oaks Creek → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
Tributaries 
 • leftMuskrat Pond Outlet

Fly Creek also known as Vlaie Creek, begins by the border of the Town of Otsego and Town of Springfield in Otsego County, New York. Fly Creek then travels south towards the hamlet of Fly Creek and converges with Oaks Creek south of the hamlet of Fly Creek. The Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard is located next to Fly Creek. The Mill gets power to make cider from the Fly Creek water flow and is the last remaining mill in the area. Fly Creek is also located partly within the Fly Creek Historic District.

History

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One theory to the name of the creek goes that as early as 1714 Dutch traders passed through the area traveling to Otsego Lake. The Dutch word for “marsh” is “vlie”. Fly Creek rises in a marsh to its north, so it is likely that those Dutchmen named the creek Vlie Creek which became known as Fly Creek today.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Fly Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  2. ^ "Focus on Fly Creek". Townofotsego.com. Town of Otsego. October 29, 2005. Retrieved April 17, 2017.