Skaneateles Creek is a river in New York, the United States. It drains Skaneateles Lake to the Seneca River. It flows through Skaneateles, Skaneateles Falls, Mottville, Elbridge, and Jordan before joining the Seneca River, about 2 miles northwest of Jordan, New York.
Skaneateles Creek | |
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![]() Jordan Aqueduct over Limestone Creek | |
![]() ![]() Location of the mouth within New York Show map of New York Adirondack Park![]() ![]() Skaneateles Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Skaneateles Lake |
• location | Skaneateles |
Mouth | Seneca River |
• location | Northwest of Jordan |
• coordinates | 43°00′43″N 76°28′12″W |
Basin size | 101 sq mi (260 km2)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Skaneateles Creek → Seneca River → Oswego River → Lake Ontario → St. Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence → Atlantic Ocean |
Waterfalls | Skaneateles Falls |
Though only approximately only 10 miles long, Skaneateles Creek has 21 dams inventoried by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
The Erie Canal crossed over Skaneateles Creek on the Jordan Aqueduct.
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