West Canada Creek

West Canada Creek
View of West Canada Creek in Prospect Gorge
West Canada Creek is located in New York Adirondack Park
West Canada Creek
Location of the mouth of the West Canada Creek in New York State
West Canada Creek is located in the United States
West Canada Creek
West Canada Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesHamilton, Oneida, Herkimer
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Lake, Mud Lake,
South Lake
 • locationTown of Arietta, Hamilton County
 • coordinates43°35′14″N 74°36′49″W / 43.58722°N 74.61361°W / 43.58722; -74.61361[1]
MouthMohawk River
 • location
Village of Herkimer, Herkimer County
 • coordinates
43°01′16″N 74°57′46″W / 43.02111°N 74.96278°W / 43.02111; -74.96278[1]
Length76 mi (122 km)
Basin size565 sq mi (1,460 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationKast Bridge, 4 miles (6.4 km) upstream from mouth[3]
 • average1,356 cu ft/s (38.4 m3/s)[3]
 • minimum20 cu ft/s (0.57 m3/s)
(September 3, 1929)[3]
 • maximum25,300 cu ft/s (720 m3/s)
(June 28, 2013)[3]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSouth Branch West Canada Creek
 • rightHonnedaga Brook, Cincinnati Creek
WaterfallsWilmurt Falls, Trenton Falls

The West Canada Creek is a 76-mile-long (122 km)[4] river in upstate New York, United States. West Canada Creek is an important water way in Hamilton, Oneida, and Herkimer counties, draining the south part of the Adirondack Mountains before emptying into the Mohawk River near the Village of Herkimer. The name "Canada" is derived from an Iroquoian word for "village" (Kanata).

  1. ^ a b "West Canada Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "USGS 0134609505 WEST CANADA CREEK AT MOUTH AT HERKIMER NY". National Water Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "01346000 West Canada Creek at Kast Bridge, NY, Water Data Report 2013" (PDF). National Water Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1920–2013. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 3, 2011