Cripple Creek (New York) Explained

Cripple Creek
Pushpin Map:New York Adirondack Park#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Cripple Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New York
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Herkimer, Otsego
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Subdivision Name4:Warren, Springfield
Length:2.1miles[1]
Source1 Location:Northeast of Warren
Source1 Coordinates:42.8547°N -74.9097°W[2]
Source1 Elevation:1348feet[3]
Mouth:Otsego Lake
Mouth Location:South of Springfield Center
Mouth Coordinates:42.8129°N -74.8943°W
Mouth Elevation:1194feet
Progression:Cripple Creek → Otsego Lake → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
Basin Size:17.6sqmi

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cripple creek . www.dec.ny.gov . New York State Department of Environmental Conservation . September 25, 2017.
  2. 947751 . Cripple Creek . August 13, 2021.
  3. 968966 . Weaver Lake . October 1, 2017.
  4. Web site: Cripple creek . usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey . April 17, 2017.