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Herkimer Creek

Coordinates: 42°47′31″N 75°01′00″W / 42.7920174°N 75.0165459°W / 42.7920174; -75.0165459
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Herkimer Creek
Herkimer Creek is located in New York Adirondack Park
Herkimer Creek
Location of the mouth of Herkimer Creek
Herkimer Creek is located in the United States
Herkimer Creek
Herkimer Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York
CountyOtsego
TownsExeter, Richfield
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWest-southwest of Richfield
 • coordinates42°51′07″N 75°05′03″W / 42.8519444°N 75.0841667°W / 42.8519444; -75.0841667[1]
 • elevationApproximately 1,745 ft (532 m)
MouthCanadarago Lake
 • location
Northeast of Schuyler Lake
 • coordinates
42°47′31″N 75°01′00″W / 42.7920174°N 75.0165459°W / 42.7920174; -75.0165459[1]
 • elevation
1,280 ft (390 m)[1]
Basin size12.1 sq mi (31 km2)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionHyder Creek → Canadarago Lake → Oaks CreekSusquehanna RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
Tributaries 
 • rightSutherland Creek

Herkimer Creek is a river in Otsego County in the state of New York. It begins west-southwest of the Hamlet of Richfield and northwest of the Hamlet of Dogtown and begins flowing mostly southeast before flowing into Canadarago Lake northeast of the Hamlet of Schuyler Lake.

Fishing

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Suckers can be speared and taken from the creek from January 1 to May 15, each year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Herkimer Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "USGS 0149644805 HERKIMER CREEK AT MOUTH AT SCHUYLERLAKE NY". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "NEW YORK STATE FRESHWATER FISHING REGULATIONS GUIDE" (PDF). www.dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. April 1, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.