Otsquago Creek
| Otsquago Creek | |
|---|---|
Rapids on the creek by Vanhornesville | |
Location of the mouth of Otsquago Creek Otsquago Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Central New York Region |
| Counties | Herkimer, Montgomery |
| Towns | Stark, Minden |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Un-named Marshy Field |
| • location | Van Hornesville, New York |
| • coordinates | 42°54′27″N 74°50′25″W / 42.9075722°N 74.84015°W |
| • elevation | 1,360 ft (410 m) |
| Mouth | Mohawk River |
• location | Fort Plain, New York |
• coordinates | 42°55′57″N 74°37′04″W / 42.9325727°N 74.6176423°W |
• elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Length | 18.6 mi (29.9 km) |
| Basin size | 61.3 sq mi (159 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fort Plain |
| • minimum | .6 cu ft/s (0.017 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 24,600 cu ft/s (700 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Loyal Creek, Otsquene Creek |
| • right | Otstungo Creek |
| Waterfalls | Creamery Falls, Van Hornesville Falls |
Otsquago Creek is a river that enters the Mohawk River in Fort Plain, New York. Otsquago is a Mohawk language word meaning 'under the bridge', probably referring to an early bridge of felled trees along the creek, a way of making small bridges. It is also referred to as Otsquage on old maps, which is a Mohawk word for 'healing waters'.
The source of the Otsquago Creek is about 12 miles southeast from its outlet, 1,360 feet above sea level and about 1,000 feet above the Mohawk River, in a marshy field by Van Hornesville, New York. Creamery Falls and Van Hornesville Falls are two waterfalls on the creek near Van Hornesville.