Cripple Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Counties | Herkimer, Otsego |
Towns | Warren, Springfield |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Northeast of Warren |
• coordinates | 42°51′17″N 74°54′35″W / 42.8547222°N 74.9097222°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,348 feet (411 m)[2] |
Mouth | Otsego Lake |
• location | South of Springfield Center |
• coordinates | 42°48′46″N 74°53′40″W / 42.8128510°N 74.8943188°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m)[1] |
Length | 2.1 miles (3.4 km)[3] |
Basin size | 17.6 sq mi (46 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Cripple Creek → Otsego Lake → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
Cripple Creek is a river in southern Herkimer County and northern Otsego County in the state of New York. It begins northeast of Warren and flows through Weaver Lake then Young Lake before flowing into Otsego Lake south of Springfield Center.[4] Was formally referred to as Lawyers Creek.