Trout Brook (Otsego Lake tributary)

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Trout Brook
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Trout Brook (Otsego Lake tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State New York
Region Central New York Region
County Otsego
Town Springfield
Physical characteristics
Source Allen Lake
  locationSoutheast of Richfield Springs
  coordinates 42°49′38″N74°56′59″W / 42.82709°N 74.94972°W / 42.82709; -74.94972
  elevation1,640 [1]  ft (500 m)
Mouth Otsego Lake
  location
South of Springfield Center
  coordinates
42°48′26″N74°53′45″W / 42.8070900°N 74.8957800°W / 42.8070900; -74.8957800 Coordinates: 42°48′26″N74°53′45″W / 42.8070900°N 74.8957800°W / 42.8070900; -74.8957800
  elevation
1,191 [2]  ft (363 m)

Trout Brook, also known as White Creek is a river that is located in northern Otsego County, New York. The river starts at the outlet of Allen Lake and flows southeast before flowing into Otsego Lake south of Springfield Center. It is a third-order tributary on the northwest side of Otsego Lake and has an average gradient of 96 feet/mile. [3]

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References

  1. "Allen Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. "Trout Brook". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  3. Fetterman, Andrew R. (June 2001). "Geochemistry of Surface and Subsurface Water Flow in the Otsego Lake Basin, Otsego County, New York" (PDF). State University College at Oneonta. p. 20. Retrieved 17 April 2017.