East Canada Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed October 3, 2011 river
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in upstate
New York
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, United States. It is a tributary of the
Mohawk River
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and flows southward from New York's
Adirondack Park
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. The name "Canada" may be derived from the
St. Lawrence Iroquoian
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word ''Kanata'', meaning "village"; the name may also refer to the creek's importance as a trail to
Canada
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in colonial times.
Course
The creek is formed northeast of
Powley Place in the
Town of Arietta in
Hamilton County, where it is created by the confluence of smaller streams. It goes on to form part of the boundary between
Herkimer,
Fulton, and
Montgomery counties. It also flows through the
Village of Dolgeville, after passing Dolgeville it enters into
Kyser Lake
Kyser Lake is a lake on the Herkimer County and Fulton County line, located south of Dolgeville, New York. East Canada Creek
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.
Hydrology
One stream gauge is located upstream from mouth, and northwest of the village of
St. Johnsville, at the hamlet of
East Creek. It has been in service from December 1945 to March 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003-2014, and July 2014 to current year. The station had a maximum discharge of and a gauge height of on June 28, 2006. It had a minimum discharge of and a gauge height of on July 9, 1978. Outside the period of record in the flood of 1945, there was an estimated discharge of and gauge height of .
See also
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West Canada Creek
The West Canada Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 river in upstate New York, United States. West Canada Creek is an important water way in Hamilt ...
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List of rivers in New York
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New York.
By drainage basin
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Long Island Sound (nort ...
References
Adirondacks
Rivers of New York (state)
Tributaries of the Hudson River
Rivers of Herkimer County, New York
Rivers of Fulton County, New York
Rivers of Montgomery County, New York
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