Limestone Creek is a
river
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in
Onondaga County
Onondaga County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 476,516. The county seat is Syracuse.
Onondaga County is the core of the Syracuse, NY MSA.
History
The name ''Onondaga'' derives from ...
in the state of
New York
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. From its source on the north side of Arab Hill south of
Delphi Falls, New York
Delphi Falls is a hamlet in the town of Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, United States. There is a current population of 992. It was a prosperous town in the early 19th century. Businesses included a cheese factory, an evaporated milk production ...
, and northwest of
DeRuyter Reservoir
DeRuyter Reservoir (also known as Tioughnioga Lake) is a man-made lake located north of DeRuyter, New York#Communities and locations in the Town of DeRuyter, Puckerville, New York. Fish species present in the lake include smallmouth bass, America ...
, the creek flows generally north to its confluence with
Chittenango Creek
Chittenango Creek is a small river in central New York, United States. The creek partially forms the boundary between Onondaga County and Madison County.
The Chittenango Creek watershed comprises about of drainage in Onondaga and Madison cou ...
.
Course
Originating at the north side of Arab Hill south of
Delphi Falls, New York
Delphi Falls is a hamlet in the town of Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, United States. There is a current population of 992. It was a prosperous town in the early 19th century. Businesses included a cheese factory, an evaporated milk production ...
and northwest of
DeRuyter Reservoir
DeRuyter Reservoir (also known as Tioughnioga Lake) is a man-made lake located north of DeRuyter, New York#Communities and locations in the Town of DeRuyter, Puckerville, New York. Fish species present in the lake include smallmouth bass, America ...
the creek begins traveling northward. After a short distance the creek receives the creek that flows through The Gulf, which drains DeRuyter Reservoir. The creek then continues a short distance and receives
East Branch Limestone Creek just southeast of Delphi Falls. The upper reaches of the creek drain the valley of Pompeys Hollow, west of
Cazenovia Lake
Cazenovia Lake () is a lake in Madison County, New York. It is located southeast of the city of Syracuse. The village of Cazenovia is located southeast of the lake.
History
The lake resides in a valley created by sub-glacial runoff during the ...
. The creek then flows past
Manlius
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and
Fayetteville, passing under the
Erie Canal
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near
Green Lakes State Park
Green Lakes State Park is a New York State Park located east of Syracuse in the Town of Manlius. The park is strikingly scenic, and has a "masterpiece"
Dodson, James (2001). ''The Dewsweepers: Seasons of Golf and Friendship'' (Dutton Adult), p ...
, receiving
Butternut Creek from the west below
Minoa
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. Downstream of there, it empties into Chittenango Creek which continues a few miles north to
Oneida Lake
Oneida Lake is the largest lake entirely within New York state, with a surface area of .
The lake is located northeast of Syracuse and near the Great Lakes. It feeds the Oneida River, a tributary of the Oswego River, which flows into Lake Ontario ...
.
The Edwards Falls, about high, are located on Limestone Creek near Manlius.
History
The Limestone Creek Aqueduct, completed in 1856, carries the Enlarged Erie Canal across Limestone Creek. It is a three-span stone structure long, supporting a concrete aqueduct and the old towpath (now the
Erie Canalway Trail).
See also
*
List of rivers of New York
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New York.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented by order of confluence with their main stem, from mouth to source.
Long Island Sound (nort ...
*
Old Erie Canal State Historic Park
The Old Erie Canal State Historic Park encompasses a linear segment of the original Erie Canal's Long Level section. It extends westward from Butternut Creek in the town of DeWitt, just east of Syracuse, to the outskirts of Rome, New York. The ...
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