Leatherstocking Creek

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Leatherstocking Creek
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Leatherstocking Creek in December 2018
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Location of the mouth of Leatherstocking Creek
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Leatherstocking Creek (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State New York
Region Central New York Region
County Otsego
Town Otsego
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNW of Pierstown
  coordinates 42°47′01″N74°56′02″W / 42.78361°N 74.93389°W / 42.78361; -74.93389
Mouth Otsego Lake
  location
N of Cooperstown
  coordinates
42°43′56″N74°54′53″W / 42.73222°N 74.91472°W / 42.73222; -74.91472 Coordinates: 42°43′56″N74°54′53″W / 42.73222°N 74.91472°W / 42.73222; -74.91472 [1]
  elevation
1,191 ft (363 m)
Basin features
Waterfalls Leatherstocking Falls

Leatherstocking Creek is a small creek in central Otsego County, New York. It begins northwest of Pierstown and flows southeast then south before flowing into Otsego Lake north of Cooperstown, and just south of Three Mile Point. [2]

The historic Leatherstocking Falls also known as "Panthers Leap" and "Deowongo Falls", are located on this creek. [3] These falls are where, in James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales , Leatherstocking saves the life of an Indian maiden. [4]

Picture of Leatherstocking Falls taken between 1865 and 1880 Leatherstocking Falls, by A. A. Cooley.png
Picture of Leatherstocking Falls taken between 1865 and 1880

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References

  1. "Leatherstocking Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  2. "Otsego Lake Report" (PDF). Oneonta.edu. 1972. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. "Leatherstocking Falls". Geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. "Leatherstocking Falls". Otsegolandtrust.org. 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2017.