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Chittenango Creek is a small
Chittenango Creek originates in Nelson Swamp in the town of Fenner in Madison County. It receives the outflow for
river
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in central New York
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, United States. The creek partially forms the boundary between Onondaga County
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Onondaga County is the core of the Syracuse, NY MSA.
History
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and Madison County.
The Chittenango Creek watershed comprises about of drainage in Onondaga and Madison counties. The median annual flow is estimated at about .
Course
Chittenango Creek originates in Nelson Swamp in the town of Fenner in Madison County. It receives the outflow for Cazenovia Lake
Cazenovia Lake () is a lake in Madison County, New York. It is located southeast of the city of Syracuse. The village of Cazenovia is located southeast of the lake.
History
The lake resides in a valley created by sub-glacial runoff during the ...
near the village of Cazenovia. From there it flows northward, passing over a waterfall in Chittenango Falls State Park before flowing through the village of Chittenango. The creek flows out into Oneida Lake
Oneida Lake is the largest lake entirely within New York state, with a surface area of .
The lake is located northeast of Syracuse and near the Great Lakes. It feeds the Oneida River, a tributary of the Oswego River, which flows into Lake Ontar ...
near the community of Bridgeport
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.
Tributaries
* Limestone Creek * Meadow BrookSee also
*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 (north ...
References
External links
* Rivers of New York (state) Rivers of Madison County, New York Rivers of Onondaga County, New York Cazenovia, New York {{NewYork-river-stub