Flax Island Creek

Flax Island Creek
Location of the mouth in New York
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Central New York Region
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	42°27′59″N 75°13′57″W
Mouth	Susquehanna River
• location	Otego, New York
• coordinates	42°23′14″N 75°10′50″W
• elevation	1,020 ft (310 m)

Flax Island Creek is a river located in southern Otsego County, New York. The creek converges with the Susquehanna River by Otego, New York.

History

Flax Island Creek is named after a small island, called Flax Island, that used to be on the Susquehanna River below the mouth where the wild flax grew in abundance. In the resurvey of the Wallace patent in 1773 the island is shown as Flax Island.