East Canada Creek

East Canada Creek is a 34.6-mile-long (55.7 km)[1] river in upstate New York, United States.[2] It is a tributary of the Mohawk River and flows southward from New York's Adirondack Park. The name "Canada" may be derived from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word Kanata, meaning "village"; the name may also refer to the creek's importance as a trail to Canada in colonial times.[3]

East Canada Creek
East Canada Creek upstream of Emmonsburg Road
Location of the mouth of East Canada Creek East Canada Creek (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Regions	Central New York Region, North Country
Counties	Hamilton, Montgomery
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Northeast of Powley Place, Hamilton County, New York
• coordinates	43°20′18″N 74°37′36″W
Mouth	Mohawk River
• location	East Creek, Montgomery County, New York
• coordinates	42°59′58″N 74°44′37″W
• elevation	305 ft (93 m)
Length	34.6 mi (55.7 km)
Basin size	289 sq mi (750 km^2)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Sprite Creek

Course

The creek is formed northeast of Powley Place in the Town of Arietta in Hamilton County, where it is created by the confluence of smaller streams. It goes on to form part of the boundary between Herkimer, Fulton, and Montgomery counties. It also flows through the Village of Dolgeville, after passing Dolgeville it enters into Kyser Lake.

See also

• West Canada Creek
• List of rivers in New York

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed October 3, 2011
2. "East Canada Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
3. Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. pp. 91–94. Retrieved August 17, 2016.