Otsquago Creek
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Otsquago Creek is a river that enters the Mohawk River in Fort Plain, New York. Otsquago is a Mohawk Indian word meaning 'under the bridge,' probably referring to an early bridge of felled trees along the creek, a way of making small bridges.[4] It is also referred to as Otsquage on old maps, which is an Indian word for 'healing waters'.
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Otsquago Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | Central New York Region |
Counties | Herkimer, Montgomery |
Towns | Stark, Minden |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Un-named Marshy Field |
• location | Van Hornesville, New York |
• coordinates | 42°54′27″N 74°50′25″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,360 ft (410 m) |
Mouth | Mohawk River |
• location | Fort Plain, New York |
• coordinates | 42°55′57″N 74°37′04″W[1] |
• elevation | 295 ft (90 m)[1] |
Length | 18.6 mi (29.9 km)[2] |
Basin size | 61.3 sq mi (159 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Fort Plain |
• minimum | .6 cu ft/s (0.017 m3/s) |
• maximum | 24,600 cu ft/s (700 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Loyal Creek, Otsquene Creek |
• right | Otstungo Creek |
Waterfalls | Creamery Falls, Van Hornesville Falls |
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The source of the Otsquago Creek is about 12 miles southeast from its outlet, 1,360 feet above sea level and about 1,000 feet above the Mohawk River, in a marshy field by Van Hornesville, New York.[5] Creamery Falls and Van Hornesville Falls are two waterfalls on the creek near Van Hornesville.