Moyer Creek

Moyer Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Physical characteristics
Source	Wheelock Pond
• location	Jerusalem Hill, New York
Mouth	Mohawk River
• location	Frankfort, New York
• coordinates	43°02′37″N75°04′10″W / 43.04361°N 75.06944°W / 43.04361; -75.06944
• elevation	385 ft (117 m)
Basin size	20.2 sq mi (52 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Black Creek

Moyer Creek starts at Wheelock Pond near Jerusalem Hill, New York. Past Gulph, New York Moyer Creek follows a deep ravine, the Frankfort Gorge, south towards Frankfort, New York before converging with the Mohawk River in Frankfort, New York. ^[1] The headwaters of Moyer Creek rise within a half mile of the source of the Unadilla River which is the most northerly headwater source of the Susquehanna and the closest to the Mohawk River. ^[2]

Moyeria , a fossil (Palaeozoic) unicell organism (an euglenid) was found in outcrops located near the Moyer Creek and has been named after it. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Moyer Creek". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
2. "Frankfort". scenectadyhistory.org. Schenectady history. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
3. Thusu, Bindra (1973). "Acritarches provenant de l'Ilion Shale (Wenlockien), Utica, New York". Revue de micropaléontologie. 16 (2): 137–146.
4. Strother, Paul K.; Taylor, Wilson A.; van de Schootbrugge, Bas; Leander, Brian S.; Wellman, Charles H. (2019-07-22). "Pellicle ultrastructure demonstrates that Moyeria is a fossil euglenid". Palynology. 44 (3): 461–471. doi: 10.1080/01916122.2019.1625457 .