Springwater is a

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and

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in the town of Springwater, Livingston County,

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, United States. Its population was 549 as of the 2010 census. New York State Routes 15 and 15A intersect in the community.

Geography

Springwater hamlet is in southeastern Livingston County, slightly northwest of the center of the town of Springwater. The hamlet is in the Springwater Valley, along Springwater Creek, which flows north to

Hemlock Lake Hemlock Lake is one of the minor Finger Lakes. It is mostly located in Livingston County, New York, south of Rochester, with a portion overlapping into Ontario County. Hemlock is a translation of the Seneca name for the lake, ''O-neh-da Te-car ...

, one of New York's

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. Via State Route 15, Springwater is north of Wayland and southeast of Conesus. Springwater is south of Hemlock via State Route 15A. According to the

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, the Springwater CDP has an area of , all land.

Demographics

References

Hamlets in Livingston County, New York Hamlets in New York (state) Census-designated places in Livingston County, New York Census-designated places in New York (state) {{LivingstonCountyNY-geo-stub