Cayuga Creek
Cayuga Creek | |
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Lancaster | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | Western New York |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Wyoming County |
• coordinates | 42°42′48″N 78°21′53″W / 42.71333°N 78.36472°W[1] |
Mouth | Buffalo River |
• location | Erie County |
• coordinates | 42°52′12″N 78°47′10″W / 42.87000°N 78.78611°W[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Lancaster, New York[2] |
Cayuga Creek is a small stream in western New York, United States, with stretches in both Erie County and Wyoming County.[1] The creek enters Buffalo Creek in the northwest corner of the Town of West Seneca in Erie County, just upstream from the New York State Thruway crossing. At that point, Buffalo Creek becomes the Buffalo River and flows into Lake Erie near Buffalo, New York.
The creek is named after the
Cities and settlements
The
A sewage treatment facility in the Town of Cheektowaga discharges into Cayuga Creek upstream of Borden Road. Downstream from Borden Road the creek runs along the Indian Road landfill.
Parks and history
Cayuga Creek runs through the Lancaster Country Club and Como Lake Park in the Town of Lancaster. The Lancaster Country Club diverts some creek water for golf course irrigation.[3] In Como Lake Park, the creek is dammed upstream of Lake Avenue. Farther downstream the creek is an important feature in Stiglmeier Park in the Town of Cheektowaga.
After Cayuga Creek flooded the Village of Lancaster twice in the early 1940s,
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Cayuga Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "04215000 Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, NY" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1993–2013. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Cayuga Creek at Lancaster". Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service. National Weather Service. Retrieved March 8, 2015.