Canajoharie Creek

Canajoharie Creek
Canajoharie Creek by Mill Road southwest of the hamlet of Sprout Brook
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Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Central New York
Counties	Otsego, Montgomery
Towns	Cherry Valley, Canajoharie
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	N of Cherry Valley, New York
• coordinates	42°48′38″N 74°44′34″W / 42.81056°N 74.74278°W / 42.81056; -74.74278[1]
Mouth	Mohawk 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 size	69.22 sq mi (179.3 km2)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Takaharawa Brook, Bowmans Creek
• right	Van Deusen Brook, Tri County Creek, Brimstone Creek
Waterfalls	Judds Falls, Canajoharie Falls

The Canajoharie Creek (/ˌkænədʒəˈhɛəri/) 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]