Wiscoy Creek

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Wiscoy Creek
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Wiscoy Creek
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Wiscoy Creek (the US)
Location
Country United States
State New York
Counties Wyoming, Allegany
Cities Hamlet of Bliss, Village of Pike, Hamlet of Wiscoy
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - location Town of Eagle, Wyoming County
 - coordinates 42°32′28″N78°18′17″W / 42.54111°N 78.30472°W / 42.54111; -78.30472 [1]
2nd sourceNorth Branch Wiscoy Creek
 - location Town of Wethersfield, Wyoming County
 - coordinates 42°36′47″N78°17′18″W / 42.61306°N 78.28833°W / 42.61306; -78.28833 [2]
Source Confluence 
 - location Hamlet of Bliss, Wyoming County
 - coordinates 42°34′46″N78°15′04″W / 42.57944°N 78.25111°W / 42.57944; -78.25111 [2]
Mouth Genesee River
 - location Town of Hume, Allegany County
 - coordinates 42°29′55″N78°03′25″W / 42.49861°N 78.05694°W / 42.49861; -78.05694 Coordinates: 42°29′55″N78°03′25″W / 42.49861°N 78.05694°W / 42.49861; -78.05694 [1]
Length15 mi (24 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 - leftNorth Branch Wiscoy Creek, Trout Brook, East Koy Creek

Wiscoy Creek is a stream, approximately 15 miles (24 km) long, [3] in western New York in the United States. It is a tributary of the Genesee River. The creek was known to Native Americans as O-wa-is-ki, meaning "under the banks". [4]

New York (state) State of the United States of America

New York is a state in the Northeastern United States. New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. In order to distinguish the state from the city with the same name, it is sometimes referred to as New York State.

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

Genesee River river in New York and Pennsylvania, United States

The Genesee River is a tributary of Lake Ontario flowing northward through the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York in the United States.

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Course

The Wiscoy rises in the Town of Eagle in Wyoming County. [1] In the hamlet of Bliss the creek is joined by its North Branch, which flows south from its source in the Town of Wethersfield. [2] From there, the creek flows southeast through the village of Pike, and is joined by East Koy Creek shortly before joining the Genesee River in the town of Hume in northern Allegany County. [3]

Eagle, New York Town in New York, United States

Eagle is a town in Wyoming County, New York. The population was 1,194 at the 2000 census.

Wyoming County, New York County in the United States

Wyoming County is a county in the U.S. state of New York in the state's western area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,155. The county seat is Warsaw. The name is modified from a Lenape (Delaware) Indian word meaning "broad bottom lands". Wyoming County was formed from Genesee County in 1841.

Wethersfield, New York Town in New York, United States

Wethersfield is a town in Wyoming County, New York. The population was 891 at the 2000 census.

Trout fishing

Nursed by cold springs, the water temperature in this stream rarely exceeds 70 °F (21 °C), enabling the Wiscoy to provide good trout fishing all season long. The stream is managed almost exclusively as a wild trout fishery; the only stretch that is stocked is a one-mile (1.6 km) section in Allegany County.

Allegany County, New York County in the United States

Allegany County is a county in the southern tier of the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,946. Its county seat is Belmont. Its name derives from a Lenape word, applied by European-American settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegheny River; they also named the county after this.

A 2006 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation survey estimated 1,600 adult wild brown trout per stream mile in the Wyoming County section of Wiscoy Creek. The stream typically does not produce large trout due to the high number of fish overall, however a 19-inch (48 cm) fish was reported during the survey. Angler access to the stream is facilitated by 12.5 miles (20.1 km) of public fishing easements, 12 angler footpaths and three angler parking areas. Other areas are open by landowner permission. [5]

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation New Yorks state-level environmental regulator

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is a department of New York state government. The department guides and regulates the conservation, improvement, and protection of New York's natural resources; manages Forest Preserve lands in the Adirondack and Catskill parks, state forest lands, and wildlife management areas; regulates sport fishing, hunting and trapping; and enforces the state's environmental laws and regulations. Its regulations are compiled in Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. It was founded in 1970, replacing the Conservation Department.

Brown trout species of fish

The brown trout is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes both purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, Salmo trutta morpha fario, and a lacustrine ecotype, S. trutta morpha lacustris, also called the lake trout, as well as anadromous forms known as the sea trout, S. trutta morpha trutta. The latter migrates to the oceans for much of its life and returns to fresh water only to spawn. Sea trout in the Ireland and Britain have many regional names: sewin in Wales, finnock in Scotland, peal in the West Country, mort in North West England, and white trout in Ireland.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wiscoy Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "North Branch Wiscoy Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Public Fishing Information for Wiscoy Creek" (PDF). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. p. 26. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Wiscoy Creek 2006-2007 Fisheries Survey Summary". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
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