Otskonoga | |
Name Other: | Mink Creek, Trout Brook |
Pushpin Map: | New York Adirondack Park#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Mink Creek |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | New York |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Central New York |
Subdivision Type4: | County |
Subdivision Name4: | Otsego |
Subdivision Type5: | Town |
Subdivision Name5: | Richfield |
Source1 Location: | West-northwest of Richfield Springs |
Source1 Coordinates: | 42.8669°N -75.0239°W[1] |
Source1 Elevation: | Approximately 1420feet[2] |
Mouth: | Canadarago Lake |
Mouth Location: | South of Richfield Springs |
Mouth Coordinates: | 42.8392°N -75.0002°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1280feet |
River System: | Susquehanna |
Basin Size: | 10.8sqmi[3] |
Mink Creek or Otskonoga, also known as Trout Brook, is a stream in northern Otsego County, New York. Its source is adjacent to US Route 20 just east of the community of Brighton and west-northwest of the Village of Richfield Springs and flows northeast into an unnamed swamp in adjacent Herkimer County. It then exits the swamp and flows south back into Otsego County before converging with Canadarago Lake south of Richfield Springs.[2] The Iroquois' name for the creek is Otskonoga.[4]
Suckers can be speared and taken from the creek from January 1 to May 15, each year.[5]