Cayuga Creek is a small

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, United States, with stretches in both Erie County and Wyoming County. The creek enters Buffalo Creek in the northwest corner of the Town of West Seneca in Erie County, just upstream from the

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crossing. At that point, Buffalo Creek becomes the Buffalo River and flows into

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near

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. The creek is named after the

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, one of the constituent members of the

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Cities and settlements

The watershed of Cayuga Creek includes the towns of

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, Elma, Lancaster, and Marilla in Erie County and the towns of Bennington and Sheldon in Wyoming County. Village centers along Cayuga Creek include Lancaster and Depew. A

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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

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Parks and history

Cayuga Creek runs through the Lancaster Country Club and

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in the Town of Lancaster. The Lancaster Country Club diverts some creek water for golf course irrigation. 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, protective

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were constructed.

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Cities and settlements

Parks and history

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