West Canada Creek
| West Canada Creek | |
|---|---|
View of West Canada Creek in Prospect Gorge | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Counties | Hamilton, Oneida, Herkimer |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | West Lake, Mud Lake, South Lake |
| • location | Town of Arietta, Hamilton County |
| • coordinates | 43°35′14″N 74°36′49″W / 43.58722°N 74.61361°W |
| Mouth | Mohawk River |
• location | Village of Herkimer, Herkimer County |
• coordinates | 43°01′16″N 74°57′46″W / 43.02111°N 74.96278°W |
| Length | 76 mi (122 km) |
| Basin size | 565 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Kast Bridge, 4 miles (6.4 km) upstream from mouth |
| • average | 1,356 cu ft/s (38.4 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 20 cu ft/s (0.57 m3/s) (September 3, 1929) |
| • maximum | 25,300 cu ft/s (720 m3/s) (June 28, 2013) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | South Branch West Canada Creek |
| • right | Honnedaga Brook, Cincinnati Creek |
| Waterfalls | Wilmurt Falls, Trenton Falls |
The West Canada Creek is a 76-mile-long (122 km) river in upstate New York, United States. West Canada Creek is an important water way in Hamilton, Oneida, and Herkimer counties, draining the south part of the Adirondack Mountains before emptying into the Mohawk River near the Village of Herkimer. The name "Canada" is derived from an Iroquoian word for "village" (Kanata).