Canajoharie Creek

Canajoharie Creek
Canajoharie Creek by Mill Road southwest of the hamlet of Sprout Brook
Canajoharie Creek is located in New York Adirondack Park
Canajoharie Creek
Location of the mouth within New York
Canajoharie Creek is located in the United States
Canajoharie Creek
Canajoharie Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York
CountiesOtsego, Montgomery
TownsCherry Valley, Canajoharie
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationN of Cherry Valley, New York
 • coordinates42°48′38″N 74°44′34″W / 42.81056°N 74.74278°W / 42.81056; -74.74278[1]
MouthMohawk River
 • location
Canajoharie, New York
 • coordinates
42°54′32″N 74°34′11″W / 42.90889°N 74.56972°W / 42.90889; -74.56972[1]
 • elevation
285 ft (87 m)[1]
Basin size69.22 sq mi (179.3 km2)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftTakaharawa Brook, Bowmans Creek
 • rightVan Deusen Brook, Tri County Creek, Brimstone Creek
WaterfallsJudds Falls, Canajoharie Falls

The Canajoharie Creek (/ˌkænəəˈhɛəri/) is a river that flows into the Mohawk River in the Village of Canajoharie in the U.S. State of New York.[3] The name "Canajoharie" is a Mohawk language term meaning "the pot that washes itself", referring to the "Canajoharie Boiling Pot", a 20-foot (6.1 m) wide and 10-foot (3.0 m) deep pothole in the Canajoharie Creek, just south of the village of Canajoharie. Bowmans Creek is one main tributary that enters the creek east of the Hamlet of Sprout Brook.[4] The other main tributary is Brimstone Creek which enters the creek north-northwest of the Village of Ames.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Canajoharie Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  2. ^ "Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor". New York State Engineer and Surveyor. 1923. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Canajoharie Creek". usgs.gov. usgs. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Bowmans Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference brimstone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).