Willow Creek (New York)

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Willow Creek
River
Country United States
State New York
Mouth Cayuga Lake
 - location Willow Creek, New York, United States
 - coordinates 42°31′50″N76°34′06″W / 42.53056°N 76.56833°W / 42.53056; -76.56833 Coordinates: 42°31′50″N76°34′06″W / 42.53056°N 76.56833°W / 42.53056; -76.56833
Basin 3.33 sq mi (9 km2)

Willow Creek is a river located in Tompkins County, New York. It flows into Cayuga Lake east of Willow Creek, New York. [1]

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Cayuga Lake lake in central New York, USA

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References

  1. "willow creek". usgs.gov. usgs. 1998. Retrieved 30 May 2017. data