| Leatherstocking Creek | |
| Pushpin Map: | New York Adirondack Park#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Leatherstocking Creek |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | New York |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central New York Region |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Otsego |
| Subdivision Type5: | Town |
| Subdivision Name5: | Otsego |
| Source1 Location: | NW of Pierstown |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 42.7836°N -74.9339°W |
| Mouth: | Otsego Lake |
| Mouth Location: | N of Cooperstown |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 42.7322°N -74.9147°W[1] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1191feet |
| Progression: | Leatherstocking Creek → Otsego Lake → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| Waterfalls: | Leatherstocking Falls |
Leatherstocking Creek is a small creek in central Otsego County, New York. It begins northwest of Pierstown and flows southeast then south before flowing into Otsego Lake north of Cooperstown, and just south of Three Mile Point.[2]
The historic Leatherstocking Falls also known as "Panthers Leap" and "Deowongo Falls", are located on this creek.[3] These falls are where, in James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, Leatherstocking saves the life of an Indian maiden.[4]