Chittenango Creek

Chittenango Creek is a small river in central New York, United States.^[1] The creek partially forms the boundary between Onondaga County and Madison County.

Chittenango Creek
Chittenango Creek, looking downstream at Chittenango Falls State Park
Location of the mouth of Chittenango Creek in New York State Show map of New York Chittenango Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States
Native name	Chu-de-nääng′ (Oneida)
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Central New York
Physical characteristics
Source	Nelson Swamp
• location	Town of Fenner, Madison County
• coordinates	42°57′31″N 75°45′13″W[1]
Mouth	Oneida Lake
• location	Bridgeport
• coordinates	43°11′01″N 75°59′36″W[1]
Basin features
Progression	Chittenango Creek → Oneida Lake → Oneida River → Oswego River → Lake Ontario → St. Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence → Atlantic Ocean
Tributaries
• left	Cazenovia Lake, Limestone Creek
Waterfalls	Chittenango Falls

The Chittenango Creek watershed comprises about 290 square miles (750 km²) of drainage in Onondaga and Madison counties. The median annual flow is estimated at 300 cubic feet per second (8.5 m³/s).

Course

Chittenango Falls in May 2007

Chittenango Creek originates in Nelson Swamp in the town of Fenner in Madison County.^[2][1] It receives the outflow for Cazenovia Lake near the village of Cazenovia. From there it flows northward, passing over a 167-foot (51 m) waterfall in Chittenango Falls State Park^[3] before flowing through the village of Chittenango. The creek flows out into Oneida Lake near the community of Bridgeport.

Tributaries

• Limestone Creek
• Meadow Brook

See also

• List of rivers in New York