Sauquoit Creek
| Sauquoit Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Sauquoit Creek in New York State.  Sauquoit Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Paris |
| • coordinates | 42°58′28″N75°18′57″W/ 42.97444°N 75.31583°W[1] |
| Mouth | Mohawk River |
• location | Whitesboro |
• coordinates | 43°07′29″N75°16′05″W/ 43.12472°N 75.26806°W[1] |
| Length | 17 mi (27 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 61.7 sq mi (160 km2)[2] |
Sauquoit Creekis a 17.0-mile-long (27.4 km)[2]riverinNew York,United States. It lies within the southern part ofOneida County.The creek flows eastward, then turns sharply and flows generally northward through the Sauquoit Valley to theMohawk River,entering the river on the east side ofWhitesboro.It is therefore part of theHudson Riverwatershed.
History
[edit]The word Sauquoit is a form of spelling of theOneidawordSa-da-quoit,which means "smooth pebbles in a stream".[3]
The first cotton mills in the area were located on the Sauquoit atNew York Millsin 1804.[4]
Hydrology
[edit]TheUnited States Geological Survey(USGS) maintains astream gaugeon the creek two miles (3.2 km) upstream from the mouth and 420 feet (130 m) upstream fromNY 5A.The station has been in operation since September 2014. The station had a maximum discharge of 6,170 cubic feet per second (175 m3/s) and a gauge height of 10.17 feet (3.10 m) on October 31, 2019. It had minimum discharge of 13 cubic feet per second (0.37 m3/s) per second on many days in September 2018 and a minimum gauge height of 10.17 feet (3.10 m) on August 10, 2016.[5]
Flooding
[edit]Flooding is common in the portion ofWhitesboroalong the creek, often causing road closures. One of the most impactful floods occurred on the night ofHalloween2019, when residents were evacuated and houses were destroyed. AFEMAbuyoutis being pursued by the village of Whitesboro.[6]
Fishing
[edit]Sauquoit Creek offers trout fishing along 5.6 miles (9.0 km) of Public Fishing Rightseasements.The stream is stocked annually approximately 6,000 yearlingbrown trout,in addition to 330 two-year-old fish. Wild brown andbrook troutare found in the stream's headwaters.[7]
Management
[edit]The Sauquoit Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission (SCBIC), which consists of municipalities, agencies and organizations who are signatories to an intermunicipal agreement, addresses issues related watershed management, flooding, and stormwater along Sauquoit Creek.[8]
Communities along the creek
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Sauquoit Creek".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.RetrievedMay 4,2016.
- ^abcU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.The National Map,accessed August 31, 2015
- ^Beauchamp, William Martin (1907).Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108).New York State Education Department. p. 141.RetrievedMay 4,2016.
- ^Greene, Nelson (1924). "Summary".The Old Mohawk-Turnpike Book.Charles B Knox Gelatine Co. Inc.RetrievedMay 4,2016.
- ^"USGS 01339060 Sauquoit Creek at Whitesboro NY".waterdata.usgs.gov.United States Geological Survey.RetrievedNovember 22,2021.
- ^"Oneida County residents mull buyouts, anxiety one year after Halloween floods".Utica Observer Dispatch.Retrieved2023-06-29.
- ^"Sauquoit Creek Public Fishing Rights Maps"(PDF).NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.RetrievedMay 4,2016.
- ^"Sauquoit Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission: Homepage".Sauquoit Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission. Archived fromthe originalon January 18, 2016.RetrievedMay 4,2016.
