Black Creek | |
Pushpin Map: | USA New York |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Black Creek in New York |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | New York |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Western New York |
Subdivision Type4: | Counties |
Subdivision Name4: | Wyoming, Genesee, Monroe |
Source1 Location: | Middlebury, Wyoming County |
Source1 Coordinates: | 42.8611°N -78.1081°W |
Mouth: | Genesee River |
Mouth Location: | Henrietta, Monroe County |
Mouth Coordinates: | 43.0944°N -77.68°W |
River System: | Genesee River |
Black Creek is a tributary of the Genesee River that runs for 46miles in western New York, United States. The creek begins in Middlebury in Wyoming County and runs north for roughly the first half of its course and east for the other half, eventually joining the Genesee River in Chili, Monroe County. Its drainage area spans around 202mi2, which is largely rural and agricultural. As of 2000, 40,000 residents lived in the creek's drainage area.[1]