Oriskany Creek

Oriskany Creek
The site of a patriot ambush during the Battle of Oriskany at Oriskany Creek
Oriskany Creek is located in New York
Oriskany Creek
Location of the mouth of the Oriskany Creek in New York State.
Oriskany Creek is located in the United States
Oriskany Creek
Oriskany Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesMadison, Oneida
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationStockbridge, Madison County
 • coordinates42°57′36″N 75°33′17″W / 42.96000°N 75.55472°W / 42.96000; -75.55472[1]
MouthMohawk River
 • location
Whitestown, Oneida County
 • coordinates
43°09′50″N 75°19′26″W / 43.16389°N 75.32389°W / 43.16389; -75.32389[1]
Length33 mi (53 km)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftDeans Creek
 • rightWhite Creek, Turkey Creek,
Big Creek, Buckley Mill Creek

Oriskany Creek is a 33-mile-long (53 km)[2] river in New York, United States. It rises in Madison County and flows northeastward, primarily through Oneida County.[1] Oriskany Creek is a tributary of the Mohawk River and therefore part of the Hudson River watershed.

Oriskany Creek is wide and shallow, affording passage to only canoes, and that for only part of its length. The creek is known for its brown trout, which are caught from the shore or by wading.

  1. ^ a b c "Oriskany Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 3, 2011