Sterling Creek (Mohawk River tributary)

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Sterling Creek
Location
Country United States
State New York
Region Central New York Region
Town Schuyler
Physical characteristics
Mouth Mohawk River
 - location
ESE of West Schuyler
 - coordinates
 43°04′14″N75°07′18″W / 43.07056°N 75.12167°W / 43.07056; -75.12167 Coordinates: 43°04′14″N75°07′18″W / 43.07056°N 75.12167°W / 43.07056; -75.12167 [1]
 - elevation
394 ft (120 m) [1]
Basin size19.3 sq mi (50 km2) [2]

Sterling Creek is a river located in the Town of Schuyler in the U.S. State of New York. It flows into the Mohawk River east-southeast of the Hamlet of West Schuyler. [2]

River Natural flowing watercourse

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague.

Schuyler, New York Town in New York, United States

Schuyler is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,420 at the 2010 census. The town is in the western part of Herkimer County and is east of Utica.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sterling Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  2. 1 2 "Sterling creek". usgs.gov. usgs. 1995. Retrieved 18 April 2017. data
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