Skaneateles Creek

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Skaneateles Creek
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Jordan Aqueduct over Limestone Creek
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Location of the mouth within New York
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Skaneateles Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
State New York
Physical characteristics
Source Skaneateles Lake
  location Skaneateles
Mouth Seneca River
  location
Northwest of Jordan
  coordinates
43°00′43″N76°28′12″W / 43.011990°N 76.469867°W / 43.011990; -76.469867
Basin size101 sq mi (260 km2) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionSkaneateles Creek → Seneca River → Oswego RiverLake OntarioSt. Lawrence RiverGulf of St. LawrenceAtlantic Ocean
Waterfalls Skaneateles Falls

Skaneateles Creek is a river in New York, the United States. It drains Skaneateles Lake to the Seneca River. It flows through Skaneateles, Skaneateles Falls, Mottville, Elbridge, and Jordan before joining the Seneca River, about 2 miles northwest of Jordan, New York.

Though only approximately 10 miles long, Skaneateles Creek has 21 dams inventoried by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

The Erie Canal crossed over Skaneateles Creek on the Jordan Aqueduct.

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References

  1. "USGS 0423701505 SKANEATELES CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR JORDAN NY". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 1, 2021.