Limestone Creek (Chittenango Creek tributary)

Limestone Creek is a 25-mile-long (40 km)[1] river in Onondaga County in the state of New York. From its source on the north side of Arab Hill south of Delphi Falls, New York, and northwest of DeRuyter Reservoir, the creek flows generally north to its confluence with Chittenango Creek.

Limestone Creek
Limestone Creek (Chittenango Creek tributary) is located in New York Adirondack Park
Limestone Creek (Chittenango Creek tributary)
Location of the mouth within New York
Limestone Creek (Chittenango Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Limestone Creek (Chittenango Creek tributary)
Limestone Creek (Chittenango Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth side of Arab Hill
  locationNorth of DeRuyter
  coordinates42°49′55″N 75°55′01″W
MouthChittenango Creek
  location
Northeast of Minoa
  coordinates
43°06′13″N 75°58′33″W
Basin features
ProgressionLimestone Creek → Chittenango Creek → Oneida LakeOneida RiverOswego RiverLake OntarioSt. Lawrence RiverGulf of St. LawrenceAtlantic Ocean
Tributaries 
  leftButternut Creek
  rightEast Branch Limestone Creek
WaterfallsEdwards Falls
A beaver dam on Limestone Creek near the Erie Canal

Course

Originating at the north side of Arab Hill south of Delphi Falls, New York and northwest of DeRuyter Reservoir 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. The creek then flows past Manlius and Fayetteville, passing under the Erie Canal near Green Lakes State Park, receiving Butternut Creek from the west below Minoa. Downstream of there, it empties into Chittenango Creek which continues a few miles north to Oneida Lake.

The Edwards Falls, about 50 feet (15 m) 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 79 feet (24 m) long, supporting a concrete aqueduct and the old towpath (now the Erie Canalway Trail).[2]

See also

References

  1. "Limestone Creek |". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. "Limestone Creek Aqueduct".
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