| Chadakoin | |
|---|---|
 Chadakoin River (red) | |
| Etymology | Iroquoian word of uncertain translation[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chautauqua Lake |
| • location | New York |
| • coordinates | 42°6′42″N 79°16′14″W / 42.11167°N 79.27056°W |
| • elevation | 1,308 ft (399 m) |
| Source confluence | Cassadaga Creek |
| • location | Falconer, New York |
| • coordinates | 42°7′54″N 79°10′48″W / 42.13167°N 79.18000°W |
| • elevation | 1,257 ft (383 m) |
| Mouth | Conewango Creek |
• location | Frewsburg, New York |
• coordinates | 42°5′30″N 79°8′11″W / 42.09167°N 79.13639°W |
• elevation | 1,238 ft (377 m) |
| Length | 7.8 mi (12.6 km) |
| Basin size | 192 sq mi (500 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Falconer, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) upstream from mouth[2] |
| • average | 370 cu ft/s (10 m3/s)[2] |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) (July 30, 2011)[2] |
| • maximum | 2,250 cu ft/s (64 m3/s) (September 14, 1979)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cassadaga Creek |
The Chadakoin River is a 7.8-mile-long (12.6 km)[3] stream that is a tributary of the Conewango Creek. The Chadakoin lies entirely in Chautauqua County in Western New York in the United States.[4]
The stream drains an area of 192 square miles (500 km2), covering much of Chautauqua County. The creek begins at the southern end of Chautauqua Lake. Its watershed is bounded to the north by the Chautauqua Ridge, a continental divide that results in the water flowing eventually to the Gulf of Mexico rather than the nearby Great Lakes.
- ^ John Phillips Downs; Fenwick Y Hedley (1921). History of Chautauqua County, New York, and Its People. American Historical Society. p. 11. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "03014500 Chadakoin River at Falconer, NY, Water Data Report 2013" (PDF). National Water Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1934–2013. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ "Chadakoin River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 27, 2013.