| Limestone Creek | |
| Pushpin Map: | New York Adirondack Park#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth within New York |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | New York |
| Source1: | North side of Arab Hill |
| Source1 Location: | North of DeRuyter |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 42.832°N -75.9169°W |
| Mouth: | Chittenango Creek |
| Mouth Location: | Northeast of Minoa |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 43.1036°N -75.9758°W |
| Progression: | Limestone Creek → Chittenango Creek → Oneida Lake → Oneida River → Oswego River → Lake Ontario → St. Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence → Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries Left: | Butternut Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | East Branch Limestone Creek |
| Waterfalls: | Edwards Falls |
Limestone Creek is a 25-longNaN-long[1] river in Onondaga County in the state of New York. From its source on the north side of Arab Hill south of Delphi Falls, New York, and northwest of DeRuyter Reservoir, the creek flows generally north to its confluence with Chittenango Creek.
Originating at the north side of Arab Hill south of Delphi Falls, New York and northwest of DeRuyter Reservoir the creek begins traveling northward. After a short distance the creek receives the creek that flows through The Gulf, which drains DeRuyter Reservoir. The creek then continues a short distance and receives East Branch Limestone Creek just southeast of Delphi Falls. The upper reaches of the creek drain the valley of Pompey Hollow, west of Cazenovia Lake. The creek then flows past Manlius and Fayetteville, passing under the Erie Canal near Green Lakes State Park, receiving Butternut Creek from the west below Minoa. Downstream of there, it empties into Chittenango Creek which continues a few miles north to Oneida Lake.
The Edwards Falls, about 50feet high, are located on Limestone Creek near Manlius.
The Limestone Creek Aqueduct, completed in 1856, carries the Enlarged Erie Canal across Limestone Creek. It is a three-span stone structure 79feet long, supporting a concrete aqueduct and the old towpath (now the Erie Canalway Trail).[2]