Sprite Creek

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Sprite Creek
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Sprite Creek upstream of Vorhees Road
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Location of the mouth of Sprite Creek
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Sprite Creek (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State New York
Regions Adirondacks, Central New York Region
Counties Fulton, Herkimer
Towns Caroga, Stratford, Oppenheim
Physical characteristics
Source Canada Lake
  locationNW of Caroga Lake
  coordinates 43°09′51″N74°32′24″W / 43.1642374°N 74.5398649°W / 43.1642374; -74.5398649 [1]
  elevation1,549 ft (472 m) [2]
Mouth East Canada Creek
  location
NE of Dolgeville
  coordinates
43°07′41″N74°43′45″W / 43.1281259°N 74.7290371°W / 43.1281259; -74.7290371 [1]
  elevation
902 ft (275 m) [1]
Length12.1 [3]  mi (19.5 km)
Basin size10.1 sq mi (26 km2)

Sprite Creek is a river in Fulton County and Herkimer County in the U.S. State of New York. It begins at Canada Lake northwest of the Hamlet of Caroga Lake, and flows through Lily Lake before converging with the East Canada Creek northeast of the Village of Dolgeville. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sprite Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  2. "Canada Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  3. "east Canada creek watershed" (PDF). usgs.gov. usgs. 1972. Retrieved 20 April 2017. data
  4. "Sprite creek". usgs.gov. usgs. 1972. Retrieved 20 April 2017. data