Oaks Creek
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Oaks Creek is a river that 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 (15.00 km), dropping only 105 feet (32 m) in elevation, before converging with the Susquehanna River south of the Village of Cooperstown, by the Hamlet of Index.[3] 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.
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Oaks Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | Central New York |
County | Otsego |
Towns | Otsego, Hartwick, Exeter |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Canadarago Lake |
• location | Schuyler Lake |
• coordinates | 42°47′31″N 75°00′57″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,266[2] ft (386 m) |
Mouth | Susquehanna River |
• location | Index |
• coordinates | 42°39′43″N 74°57′02″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,161 ft (354 m)[1] |
Length | 9.32 mi (15.00 km) |
Basin size | 102 sq mi (260 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Index (1929-1995) |
• average | 147 cu ft/s (4.2 m3/s) |
• minimum | 1.4 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) |
• maximum | 2,280 cu ft/s (65 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Oaks Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
Tributaries | |
• left | Fly Creek |
• right | Lidell Creek, Phinney Creek |
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In 1779 it was referred to as "O-at'-tis" as the Iroquois name.[4]