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Oriskany Creek

River in New York, United States

Summary

River in New York, United States

Field	Value
name	Oriskany Creek
image	Oriskany creek.jpg
image_caption	The site of a patriot ambush during the Battle of Oriskany at Oriskany Creek
pushpin_map	USA New York#USA
pushpin_map_caption	Location of the mouth of the Oriskany Creek in New York State.
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	New York
subdivision_type3	Counties
subdivision_name3	Madison, Oneida
length	33 mi
source1_location	Stockbridge, Madison County
source1_coordinates
mouth	Mohawk River
mouth_location	Whitestown, Oneida County
mouth_coordinates
tributaries_left	Deans Creek
tributaries_right	White Creek, Turkey Creek,
Big Creek, Buckley Mill Creek

Big Creek, Buckley Mill Creek Oriskany Creek is a 33 mi river in New York, United States. It rises in Madison County and flows northeastward, primarily through Oneida County. Oriskany Creek is a tributary of the Mohawk River and therefore part of the Hudson River watershed.

Oriskany Creek is wide and shallow, affording passage to only canoes, and that for only part of its length. The creek is known for its brown trout, which are caught from the shore or by wading.

History

The Oneida village of Oriskany was located near the mouth of the creek, by the Mohawk River.

During the American Revolutionary War, part of the Battle of Oriskany was fought in a swampy, steep ravine, near the mouth of the river.

When settlers arrived, the creek became the power source of many mills along its course.

The creek was an important source of water for the former Chenango Canal, which linked the Southern Tier of New York to the Erie Canal.

Communities along the creek

Clark Mills
Clinton
Colemans Mills
Deansboro
Farmers Mills
Kirkland
Oriskany
Oriskany Falls
Solsville
Walesville

References

U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-29 , accessed October 3, 2011)
{{cite GNIS. 959482. Oriskany Creek. April 23, 2016

Wikipedia Source

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