| Honeoye Creek | |
|---|---|
 Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls | |
  Location of the mouth of the Honeoye Creek in New York State.  Honeoye Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Honeoye Lake |
| • location | Richmond, Ontario County |
| • coordinates | 42°46′59″N 77°30′45″W / 42.78306°N 77.51250°W[1] |
| Mouth | Genesee River |
• location | Avon, Livingston County |
• coordinates | 42°58′16″N 77°43′07″W / 42.97111°N 77.71861°W[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Honeoye Falls[2] |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) (August 12, 2001)[2] |
| • maximum | 3,820 cu ft/s (108 m3/s) (April 2, 1993)[2] |
Honeoye Creek (/ˈhʌniɔɪ/ HUN-ee-oy)[3] is a tributary of the Genesee River in western New York in the United States. The name Honeoye is from the Seneca word ha-ne-a-yah, which translates to "lying finger", or "where the finger lies". The name refers to the local story of a Native American who had his finger bitten by a rattlesnake and therefore cut off his finger with a tomahawk.[4][5]
- ^ a b "Honeoye Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c "04229500 Honeoye Creek near Honeoye Falls, NY, Water Data Report 2013" (PDF). National Water Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1946–2013. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Honeoye Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine honeoyelakechamber.org, accessed March 16, 2012.
- ^ Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. pp. 157–158. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ "Early History of the Town of Richmond". Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2015.