Burch Creek
| Burch Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth within New York  Burch Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Herkimer |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 43°07′05″N 75°06′27″W / 43.1181253°N 75.1073825°W[1] |
| Mouth | Mohawk River |
• location | West Schuyler |
• coordinates | 43°04′53″N 75°08′12″W / 43.08139°N 75.13667°W[1] |
• elevation | 384 ft (117 m)[1] |
| Basin size | 4.60 sq mi (11.9 km2)[2] |
Burch Creek is a river in Herkimer County in the state of New York. It flows into the Mohawk River east of West Schuyler.
Water quality
[edit]Streambank erosion on Burch Creek contributes sediment loads into the Erie Canal. Periodic dredging to restore adequate canal navigational depth causes further siltation and affects fish habitat.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Burch Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Burch Creek". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Ferguson Creek Watershed Assessment" (PDF). Herkimer, NY: Herkimer County Soil & Water Conservation District. July 25, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2021.