Chittenango Creek

Chittenango Creek
Chittenango Creek, looking downstream at Chittenango Falls State Park
Chittenango Creek is located in New York
Chittenango Creek
Location of the mouth of Chittenango Creek in New York State
Chittenango Creek is located in the United States
Chittenango Creek
Chittenango Creek (the United States)
Native nameChu-de-nääng′ (Oneida)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York
Physical characteristics
SourceNelson Swamp
 • locationTown of Fenner, Madison County
 • coordinates42°57′31″N 75°45′13″W / 42.95861°N 75.75361°W / 42.95861; -75.75361[1]
MouthOneida Lake
 • location
Bridgeport
 • coordinates
43°11′01″N 75°59′36″W / 43.18361°N 75.99333°W / 43.18361; -75.99333[1]
Basin features
ProgressionChittenango Creek → Oneida Lake → Oneida RiverOswego RiverLake OntarioSt. Lawrence RiverGulf of St. LawrenceAtlantic Ocean
Tributaries 
 • leftCazenovia Lake, Limestone Creek
WaterfallsChittenango Falls

Chittenango Creek is a small river in central New York, United States.[1] The creek partially forms the boundary between Onondaga County and Madison County.

The Chittenango Creek watershed comprises about 290 square miles (750 km2) of drainage in Onondaga and Madison counties. The median annual flow is estimated at 300 cubic feet per second (8.5 m3/s).

  1. ^ a b c "Chittenango Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 25, 2016.