Caroga Creek Explained

Caroga Creek
Pushpin Map:New York Adirondack Park#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Caroga Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New York
Subdivision Type3:Regions
Subdivision Name3:Adirondacks, Central New York
Subdivision Type4:Counties
Subdivision Name4:Fulton, Montgomery
Source1:East Caroga Lake
Source1 Location:Caroga[1]
Source1 Coordinates:43.1253°N -74.499°W[2]
Source1 Elevation:1450feet
Mouth:Mohawk River
Mouth Location:Palatine Church, New York
Mouth Coordinates:42.9645°N -74.6374°W
Mouth Elevation:305feet
Basin Size:88.2sqmi[3]
Tributaries Left:Peck Creek, Sprite Creek, Mill Creek
Tributaries Right:Glasgow Creek, North Creek

Caroga Creek is a river in Fulton and Montgomery counties in the U.S. State of New York. It begins at East Caroga Lake and flows south passing through Rockwood Lake before converging with the Mohawk River in the Hamlet of Palatine Church.

Fishing

Suckers can be speared and taken from the section of the creek within Montgomery County from January 1 to May 15, each year.[4] Suckers can also be snagged in the portion within Fulton County between January 1 and May 15, each year.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USGS 01348205 CAROGA CREEK AT DAM AT CAROGA NY . usgs.gov . United States Geological Survey . August 30, 2021.
  2. 949741. Evas Kill. August 30, 2021.
  3. Web site: USGS 0134858005 CAROGA CREEK AT MOUTH AT PALATINE CHURCH NY . usgs.gov . United States Geological Survey . August 30, 2021.
  4. Web site: NEW YORK STATE FRESHWATER FISHING REGULATIONS GUIDE . April 1, 2021 . www.dec.ny.gov . New York State Department of Environmental Conservation . August 30, 2021 . September 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210930214240/https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/fishguide21.pdf . dead .