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Fish Creek (Black River Tributary)
Fish Creek flows into the Black River near Greig, New York Greig is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States, named after Congressman John Greig. The town was founded in 1828 from land taken from the town of Watson. Originally named "Brantingham", the town changed to its present name in 1832. Br .... References Rivers of New York (state) {{NewYork-river-stub ...
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The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ...
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New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's popul ...
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Black River (New York)
The Black River is a blackwater river that empties into the eastern end of Lake Ontario on the shore of Jefferson County, New York in the United States. The origin of the name is not clear, but it may stem from the natural tannic acid that darkens the water in places. The river flows in a generally northwest direction, with its valley dividing the Adirondack Mountains on the east from the Tug Hill region to the west. Course The Black River originates at North Lake in the foothills of the Adirondacks, in Herkimer County, New York, Herkimer County, about east of Boonville, New York, Boonville. The river flows west into Oneida County, New York, Oneida County then north, past Forestport, New York, Forestport and Boonville into Lewis County, New York, Lewis County. At Lyons Falls, New York, Lyons Falls, it is joined by the Moose River (New York), Moose River from the east just above the eponymous waterfall, where the river drops over a gneiss cliff. Near Glenfield the Black River ...
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Greig, New York
Greig is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States, named after Congressman John Greig. The town was founded in 1828 from land taken from the town of Watson. Originally named "Brantingham", the town changed to its present name in 1832. Brantingham still survives as a hamlet within the boundaries of Greig, as a postal identity and for Brantingham Lake, to the east of town. As of the 2010 census, the population of Greig was 1,199. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.48%, are water. The eastern town line is the border of Herkimer County, and the western town line is defined by the Black River. The eastern half of the town is inside the Adirondack Park. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,365 people, 533 households, and 386 families residing in the town. The population density was 14.7 people per square mile (5.7/km2). There were 1,260 housing units at an average density o ...
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