Eighteen Mile Creek (Niagara County)

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Eighteen Mile Creek
Location of the mouth of the Eighteen Mile Creek in New York State. Show map of New York Eighteen Mile Creek (Niagara County) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Town of Lockport, Niagara County
• coordinates	43°10′29″N 78°41′20″W / 43.17472°N 78.68889°W / 43.17472; -78.68889[1]
Mouth	Lake Ontario
• location	Olcott, Niagara County
• coordinates	43°20′21″N 78°43′07″W / 43.33917°N 78.71861°W / 43.33917; -78.71861[1]
Length	26 mi (42 km)
Basin size	90.7 sq mi (235 km2)

Eighteen Mile Creek, or Eighteenmile Creek, is a tributary of Lake Ontario located entirely in Niagara County, New York in the United States.^[1] The name of "Eighteen Mile" Creek refers not to the length of the creek, but to its distance from the Niagara River to the west.

Originating just north of City of Lockport in the Town of Lockport, it travels approximately 26 miles (42 km) northward, winding through the Town of Newfane. A dam by the community of Burt forms a widening of the creek as far upstream as the community of Newfane. Eighteen Mile Creek enters Lake Ontario at Olcott harbor.

Much of the course of the creek is followed by New York State Route 78.