| East Canada Creek | |
|---|---|
 East Canada Creek upstream of Emmonsburg Road | |
  Location of the mouth of East Canada Creek Show map of New York Adirondack Park East Canada Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Regions | Central New York,North Country |
| Counties | Hamilton,Fulton,Herkimer,Montgomery |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Northeast ofPowley Place |
| • coordinates | 43°20′18″N74°37′36″W / 43.3384024°N 74.6265387°W /43.3384024; -74.6265387[1] |
| Mouth | Mohawk River |
• location | South ofEast Creek |
• coordinates | 42°59′58″N74°44′37″W / 42.9995159°N 74.7434800°W /42.9995159; -74.7434800[1] |
• elevation | 305 ft (93 m)[1] |
| Length | 34.6 mi (55.7 km)[1] |
| Basin size | 289 sq mi (750 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sprite Creek |
East Canada Creek is a 34.6-mile-long (55.7 km)[2]river in upstateNew York, United States. It is a tributary of theMohawk River and flows southward from New York'sAdirondack Park. The name "Canada" may be derived from theSt. Lawrence Iroquoian wordKanata, meaning "village"; the name may also refer to the creek's importance as a trail toCanada in colonial times.[3]
The creek is formed northeast ofPowley Place in theTown of Arietta inHamilton County, where it is created by the confluence of smaller streams. It goes on to form part of the boundary betweenHerkimer,Fulton, andMontgomery counties. It also flows through theVillage of Dolgeville, after passing Dolgeville it enters intoKyser Lake.
One stream gauge is located 1.2 miles (1.9 km) upstream from mouth, and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of the village ofSt. Johnsville, at the hamlet ofEast Creek. It has been in service from December 1945 to March 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003-2014, and July 2014 to current year. The station had a maximum discharge of 31,500 cu ft/s (890 m3/s) and a gauge height of 10.99 feet (3.35 m) on June 28, 2006. It had a minimum discharge of 0.05 cu ft/s (0.0014 m3/s) and a gauge height of 0.47 feet (0.14 m) on July 9, 1978. Outside the period of record in the flood of 1945, there was an estimated discharge of 24,000 cu ft/s (680 m3/s) and gauge height of 9 feet (2.7 m).[4]
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