Lidell Creek

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Lidell Creek
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Location of the mouth of Lidell Creek
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Lidell Creek (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State New York
Region Central New York Region
County Otsego
Towns Exeter, Otsego
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates 42°45′30″N75°04′22″W / 42.75833°N 75.07278°W / 42.75833; -75.07278 [1]
Mouth Oaks Creek
  location
Lidell Corners, Otsego County, New York
  coordinates
42°45′37″N75°00′57″W / 42.76028°N 75.01583°W / 42.76028; -75.01583 Coordinates: 42°45′37″N75°00′57″W / 42.76028°N 75.01583°W / 42.76028; -75.01583 [1]
  elevation
1,266 ft (386 m)

Lidell Creek is a small creek in the town of Exeter in Otsego County, New York. Lidell Creek flows into Oaks Creek by Lidell Corners, south of the Hamlet of Schuyler Lake. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lidell Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  2. "Lidell Creek". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. Almena Perkins Stewart. "Chronicles of Schuyler Lake and Vicinity". theusgenweb.org. Retrieved April 4, 2019.