Mink Creek (Canadarago Lake)

Mink Creek also known as Otskonoga Creek and Trout Brook is a river in northern Otsego County, New York. It begins west-northwest of the Village of Richfield Springs and flows northeast into an unnamed swamp. It then exits the swamp and flows south before converging with Canadarago Lake southwest of the Village of Richfield Springs.[2] The Iroquois name for the creek is Otskonoga.[3]

Mink Creek
Trout Brook
Location of the mouth of Mink Creek
Mink Creek (Canadarago Lake) (the United States)
Native nameOtskonoga
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York Region
CountyOtsego
TownRichfield
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationWest-northwest of Richfield Springs
  coordinates42°52′01″N 75°01′26″W
MouthCanadarago Lake
  location
Southwest of Richfield Springs
  coordinates
42°50′21″N 75°00′01″W[1]
  elevation
1,273 ft (388 m)
Basin size10.8 sq mi (28 km2)

References

  1. "Mink creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  2. usgs, usgs (1998). "Mink creek". usgs.gov. usgs. Retrieved 17 April 2017. data
  3. "Annals of Richfield". archive.org. archive.org. 1900. Retrieved 4 January 2018. data



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