Herkimer Creek
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| Herkimer Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Herkimer Creek  Herkimer Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Central New York |
| County | Otsego |
| Towns | Exeter, Richfield |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | West-southwest of Richfield |
| • coordinates | 42°51′07″N 75°05′03″W / 42.8519444°N 75.0841667°W[1] |
| • elevation | Approximately 1,745 ft (532 m) |
| Mouth | Canadarago Lake |
• location | Northeast of Schuyler Lake |
• coordinates | 42°47′31″N 75°01′00″W / 42.7920174°N 75.0165459°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m)[1] |
| Basin size | 12.1 sq mi (31 km2)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hyder Creek → Canadarago Lake → Oaks Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Sutherland Creek |
Herkimer Creek is a river in Otsego County in the state of New York. It begins west-southwest of the Hamlet of Richfield and northwest of the Hamlet of Dogtown and begins flowing mostly southeast before flowing into Canadarago Lake northeast of the Hamlet of Schuyler Lake.