Wood Creek (Mohawk River tributary)

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Wood Creek
Location
Country United States
State New York
Physical characteristics
Mouth Mohawk River
  location
West Schuyler, New York
  coordinates
43°05′37″N75°09′29″W / 43.09361°N 75.15806°W / 43.09361; -75.15806 Coordinates: 43°05′37″N75°09′29″W / 43.09361°N 75.15806°W / 43.09361; -75.15806 [1]
  elevation
403 ft (123 m)
Basin size3.33 sq mi (8.6 km2)

Wood Creek flows into the Mohawk River in West Schuyler, New York. [2]

Mohawk River river in New York state, United States

The Mohawk River is a 149-mile-long (240 km) river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in Cohoes, New York, a few miles north of the city of Albany. The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. It is a major waterway in north-central New York. The largest tributary, the Schoharie Creek, accounts for over one quarter (26.83%) of the Mohawk River's watershed. Another main tributary is the West Canada Creek which makes up for 16.33% of the Mohawks watershed.

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References

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