| Wiscoy Creek | |
|---|---|
 Wiscoy Creek | |
  Location of the mouth of the Wiscoy Creek in New York State  Wiscoy Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Counties | Wyoming, Allegany |
| Cities | Hamlet of Bliss, Village of Pike, Hamlet of Wiscoy |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Town of Eagle, Wyoming County |
| • coordinates | 42°32′28″N 78°18′17″W / 42.54111°N 78.30472°W[1] |
| 2nd source | North Branch Wiscoy Creek |
| • location | Town of Wethersfield, Wyoming County |
| • coordinates | 42°36′47″N 78°17′18″W / 42.61306°N 78.28833°W[2] |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Hamlet of Bliss, Wyoming County |
| • coordinates | 42°34′46″N 78°15′04″W / 42.57944°N 78.25111°W[2] |
| Mouth | Genesee River |
• location | Town of Hume, Allegany County |
• coordinates | 42°29′55″N 78°03′25″W / 42.49861°N 78.05694°W[1] |
| Length | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Branch Wiscoy Creek, Trout Brook, East Koy Creek |
Wiscoy Creek is a stream, approximately 15 miles (24 km) long,[3] in western New York in the United States. It is a tributary of the Genesee River. The creek was known to Native Americans as O-wa-is-ki, meaning "under the banks".[4]
- ^ a b "Wiscoy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ a b "North Branch Wiscoy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "Public Fishing Information for Wiscoy Creek" (PDF). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. p. 26. Retrieved July 18, 2016.