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Cripple Creek (New York)

Coordinates: 42°48′46″N 74°53′40″W / 42.8128510°N 74.8943188°W / 42.8128510; -74.8943188
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Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek at Bartlett Road
Cripple Creek (New York) is located in New York Adirondack Park
Cripple Creek (New York)
Location of the mouth of Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek (New York) is located in the United States
Cripple Creek (New York)
Cripple Creek (New York) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesHerkimer, Otsego
TownsWarren, Springfield
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNortheast of Warren
 • coordinates42°51′17″N 74°54′35″W / 42.8547222°N 74.9097222°W / 42.8547222; -74.9097222[1]
 • elevation1,348 feet (411 m)[2]
MouthOtsego Lake
 • location
South of Springfield Center
 • coordinates
42°48′46″N 74°53′40″W / 42.8128510°N 74.8943188°W / 42.8128510; -74.8943188[1]
 • elevation
1,194 ft (364 m)[1]
Length2.1 miles (3.4 km)[3]
Basin size17.6 sq mi (46 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionCripple Creek → Otsego Lake → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean

Cripple Creek is a river in southern Herkimer County and northern Otsego County in the state of New York. It begins northeast of Warren and flows through Weaver Lake then Young Lake before flowing into Otsego Lake south of Springfield Center.[4] Was formally referred to as Lawyers Creek.

Course

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Cripple Creek flows through Clarke Pond before discharging into Otsego Lake.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cripple Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Weaver Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cripple creek" (PDF). www.dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cripple creek". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 17, 2017.