Honeoye Creek
| Honeoye Creek | |
|---|---|
Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls | |
Location of the mouth of the Honeoye Creek in New York State. Honeoye Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Honeoye Lake |
| • location | Richmond, Ontario County |
| • coordinates | 42°46′59″N 77°30′45″W / 42.78306°N 77.51250°W |
| Mouth | Genesee River |
• location | Avon, Livingston County |
• coordinates | 42°58′16″N 77°43′07″W / 42.97111°N 77.71861°W |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Honeoye Falls |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) (August 12, 2001) |
| • maximum | 3,820 cu ft/s (108 m3/s) (April 2, 1993) |
Honeoye Creek (/ˈhʌniɔɪ/ HUN-ee-oy) is a tributary of the Genesee River in western New York in the United States. The name Honeoye is from the Seneca word ha-ne-a-yah, which translates to "lying finger", or "where the finger lies". The name refers to the local story of a Native American who had his finger bitten by a rattlesnake and therefore cut off his finger with a tomahawk.