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Cazenovia Creek

Field	Value
name	Cazenovia Creek
image	CazenoviaParkFalls.jpg
image_caption	Cazenovia Creek flowing through Cazenovia Park in South Buffalo
pushpin_map	USA New York#USA
pushpin_map_caption	Location of the mouth of Cazenovia Creek in New York State
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	New York
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	Erie
source1_location	Aurora
source1_coordinates
mouth	Buffalo River
mouth_location	South Buffalo
mouth_coordinates
tributaries_left	West Branch Cazenovia Creek
tributaries_right	East Branch Cazenovia Creek

Cazenovia Creek is a creek in Western New York, United States. It is a tributary of the Buffalo River, which empties into Lake Erie. Cazenovia Creek and its watershed are entirely within Erie County.

Course

Cazenovia Creek is formed from its two branches west of the Village of East Aurora and flows through the Towns of Aurora, Elma, West Seneca, and the City of Buffalo. It joins the Buffalo River in the South Buffalo neighborhood.

The East Branch of Cazenovia Creek flows through the Village of East Aurora and has its sources in the Southtowns of Erie County, primarily in the towns of Aurora, Wales, Holland, and Sardinia. The West Branch of Cazenovia Creek rises from sources in the towns of Colden, Concord, and Sardinia.

History

Cazenovia Creek is named after Theophilus Cazenove, an agent of the Holland Land Company.

In 1897, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted drew up plans for a park near the south city line of Buffalo. A farm at that location was purchased in 1890, and Cazenovia Park, straddling Cazenovia River, was built at that location. The park is in the South Buffalo section of the city.

Cazenovia Creek is known for its annual ice jams in the early spring when temperatures rise.

Fishing

Cazenovia Creek also has a wide variety of fish that run through its waters. Species include catfish, large and small mouth bass, and rainbow and brown trout. Water levels can rise and fall very quickly and the current can be very strong at times.

References

{{cite GNIS. 946091. Cazenovia Creek. July 17, 2016

Wikipedia Source

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