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In 1999, following a "Caring for Creeks" conference in
Rochester, the Oatka Creek Watershed Committee was formed. It sponsored research into the stream and watershed, including the first "State of the Basin" report two years later. Intermunicipal agreements were adopted in 2004, and an outline for an
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bridge into
Scottsville above the creek's mouth. Seven of them carry NY 19 over the creek. These include both the longest, the 227-foot (69 m) crossing over the lake created by the Le Roy dam, northernmost along Route 19, and the shortest and southernmost, its 29-foot (8.8 m) bridge south
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near the mouth and Warsaw below its headwaters. Average annual streamflow is 55 cubic feet per second (1.6 m/s) at the upstream station and 219 cubic feet per second (6.2 m/s) downstream. Flow at Warsaw averages 21–36% of what it is at
Garbutt, but is much higher downstream in springtime
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To the west of Rock Glen, it passes through the narrow gorge that gave it its name, emerging at another hamlet, Newburg, at the head of the Oatka Valley it follows for the rest of its run. Again crossing under Route 19, it has descended 280 feet (85 m) since its rise. From
Newburg it meanders
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eventually came and settled in the area. They established a few small communities at the clearings in the forest where they found good hunting, and were first to farm the lands in the valley. The network of trails that connected them eventually became part of today's road network in the area. The
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The first settler along the Oatka was
Ebenezer "Indian" Allan, who established himself near the mouth of the stream, in today's Wheatland, in 1786. The creek would be known as Allan's Creek for years afterwards. After he moved further down the Genesee, other settlers came, the beginnings of what
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with 1,850 yearling brown trout in the spring of each year, supplementing an indigenous wild population. DEC surveys have found that by June few of the stocked trout remain, showing that the stretch has heavy fishing pressure. The record size for trout taken from this stretch is 16 inches
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It narrows again north of the village towards
Buttermilk Falls and the section that flows underground in warm, dry weather. The valley here is broad, its walls now long and gently sloped instead of steep and short. After going over the 60-foot (18 m) falls, marking the
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The watershed's highest point of 1,990 feet (610 m) is located in southeastern
Orangeville; its lowest point, 525 feet (160 m), is the Oatka's mouth. Including the Oatka itself, there are 425 miles (684 km) of stream in the watershed.
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The only significant change made to the river by human engineering is the dam at Le Roy near where Route 5 crosses the creek. It creates a 25-acre (10 ha) lake in the center of the village. Other dams or diversions that were created for
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between Mud Creek and the unnamed northern tributary two miles (3.2 km) upstream. These allow use of the 33 feet (11 m) adjoining the river by anglers for access to the water. They are subject to regular DEC fishing regulations.
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year-round. Similar rules apply between
October and March in the less-accessible stretch downstream of the park to Bowerman Road; during the regular season anglers are limited to two fish per day at a 12-inch (30 cm) minimum.
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on Spring Creek near
Caledonia stocks the stream annually, and there is also evidence of a wild trout fishery on the stretch between Bowerman and Wheatland Center roads. A 1999 survey estimated the creek's total trout
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Oatka Creek's primary direct contribution to the local economy today is as a scenic and recreational resource. The former is enhanced by the Oatka Valley. The latter consists of hiking, boating and primarily
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tributary). The latter has the highest permitted discharge of any permit in the Oatka watershed. The villages of
Caledonia and Wyoming, and one of Pavilion's water districts, use wells in the watershed.
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for stream formation, and these bodies of water eventually combined and became the Oatka, eroding the Oatka Valley. Fertile soil from the highlands accumulated in the valley, and the land eventually
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There is limited data on the fish and plant species that thrive in and around the creek as no comprehensive survey has been done. The state has identified several communities of species it lists as
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to pass to the west of Warsaw High School and its athletic fields. North of the village the valley widens, staying generally level. The creek and NY 19 cross again amid large cultivated fields.
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Several small streams, some of which ultimately rise to the north at elevations of almost 1,600 feet (490 m), come together to create the main stem of the creek amid the fields and
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Access is also available from a small Scottsville village park on the south bank east of Route 251, the hundred feet on the other side of that highway and both sides of the
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In the lower section of the creek there is significant groundwater entering the creek. As it discharges, it weathers the gypsum and limestone. This results in increased
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In the early days of settlement the creek contributed directly to the local economy through the mills established along it. They were removed in later years when
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have also been found near the falls. These concentrations are in winter and spring, when heavier precipitation and runoff offsets the impact of the groundwater.
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has been extensively studied in its lower watershed, below Buttermilk Falls. Most chemicals within it are within normal limits, with slightly higher levels of
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crosses. The creek bends west, reaching its greatest distance from Route 19, then north-northeast back to the highway's vicinity. It enters the village of
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bridge near Wheatland Center, as well as 50 ft (15 m) on either side of county roads that cross the creek. DEC has also acquired public fishing
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and recognized the quality of land in the Oatka watershed. After the war they agitated for it to be opened to settlement. After the war, New York and
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For a time the Oatka was called Allan's Creek after the area's first settler, Ebenezer "Indian" Allan. Its waterpower facilitated early 19th-century
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There are 32 bridges currently spanning the creek, built between 1915 and 2003. The oldest carries Union Street in Wheatland; the newest is the
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along it course. North of that it crosses Route 19 again as that road turns eastward briefly. The two return to each other when they cross into
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through, The Oatka carved a deep groove known today as the Oatka Valley, where the upper creek's two major settlements would be established.
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brought the valley's fertile soil to the attention of the emerging nation, and the region was opened for settlement shortly after the war.
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is sometimes found as well, the legacy of a spill from a railroad accident near Le Roy in the early 1970s. During high-runoff events,
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town line, a short distance west of Silver Spring Road. The new stream flows first south a mile, then turns northwest paralleling the
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There are no major issues at present that could significantly degrade water quality on most of the stream. Accordingly, the state's
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Oatka Creek Watershed Management Plan was adopted in 2006, in cooperation with the Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council.
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to suppress Senecas who had professed loyalty to the British or might do so. Many of the troops came from farms in
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of Caledonia. Other towns with no portions of the creek itself having large sections within its basin are
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is the only town with land in the watershed, consisting mostly of its northeastern corner and most of the
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elsewhere made them less profitable. Today the creek's direct economic value comes from its role as a
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into the stream from their wastewater plants, along with the Lapp Insulators plant in Le Roy and the
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and discharge for the wastewater of the two most populous villages along it, Le Roy and Warsaw.
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purposes in the 19th century have been abandoned and/or removed. There are no power plants or
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enters the village by bridging the Oatka. A mile further along, it empties into the Genesee.
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crosses as they resume a northward heading, and there is another significant wetlands area.
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through eastern Wyoming and Genesee counties. First came the road that became Route 19 in
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became Scottsville. In the 1790s settlement progressed upstream with the establishment of
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on a northeast course, crossing Route 19 again as it widens into a 26-acre (11 ha)
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counties as well. Its name means "leaving the highlands" or "approaching an opening" in
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of Rock Glen. Most are steel or concrete stringer or box girder structures, with the
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after many ownership changes. Intersections with major east–west routes that became
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and depressions in which meltwater and precipitation could accumulate. It was ideal
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1799:; Oatka Creek Watershed Committee, December 2001, 12. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
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north of Caledonia on the Oatka's Spring Creek tributary established in 1864 by
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resolved the latter's claim to the area, and the 1797 Treaty of Big Tree (today
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established a few settlements along it where clearings arose in the forest. The
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where the stream intersected an old Indian trail that later became
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of 215 square miles (560 km) that includes all or part of 23
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present in the bedrock. Those minerals also produce detectable
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and recreational purposes, and actively protected to assure
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prompted the development of Le Roy and Warsaw around them.
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wholly or partially within the watershed. The former are
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in the lower Oatka sometimes exceeds permitted levels.
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are within the watershed, along with large portions of
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Like its parent stream it originated during the end of
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1575:"The Oatka Creek Watershed: State of the Basin Report"
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species. The lower Oatka is considered a blue-ribbon
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1854:"National Bridges Inventory results for Oatka Creek"
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created a rolling landscape streams could gradually
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region of the U.S. state of New York. From southern
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Tributary of Genesee River in U.S. state of New York
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1660:"List of New York State Wildlife Management Areas"
1792:"Geochemistry of the Oatka Creek, New York State"
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1448:The lower Oatka is the portion most popular with
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1923:"Oatka Creek (2001) Fisheries Survey Summary"
52:Genesee River map showing Oatka on upper left
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687:Several miles further downstream it enters
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2032:USGS Real-Time Water Data for Oatka Creek
2003:"Public fishing rights maps: Oatka Creek"
1594:Warsaw Quadrangle – New York – Wyoming Co
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1597:(Map). 1:24,000. 7½ minute quadrangles.
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1195:Group. The latter is diverse, including
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1046:Department of Environmental Conservation
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2496:List of crossings of the Genesee River
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1258:Senecas eventually became part of the
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1856:. nationalbridges.com. Archived from
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951:Carlton Hill Wildlife Management Area
612:of the abundant fertile lands in the
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420:67 cu ft/s (1.9 m/s)
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2555:Rivers of Wyoming County, New York
2545:Rivers of Genesee County, New York
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1413:The upper creek, above Warsaw, is
1097:A brown trout taken from the Oatka
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2550:Rivers of Monroe County, New York
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2020:
1954:. Oatka Creek Watershed Committee
1831:. Oatka Creek Watershed Committee
1735:. Oatka Creek Watershed Committee
1379:Rochester and State Line Railroad
668:railroad tracks toward the small
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324:215 sq mi (560 km)
184:Near Gainesville-Warsaw town line
1902:"NBI Structure #000000001015110"
1880:"NBI Structure #000000001015230"
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953:in Middlebury, north of Warsaw.
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628:stream, stocked from the oldest
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2027:Oatka Creek Watershed Committee
1599:United States Geological Survey
963:United States Geological Survey
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845:. Most of the eastern half of
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2511:Mt Morris Reservoir & Dam
2014:. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
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162:Physical characteristics
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2092:Glaciated Allegheny Plateau
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61:"Leaving the highlands" in
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2540:Rivers of New York (state)
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991:wastewater treatment plant
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810:Map of the Oatka watershed
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2149:Genesee Valley Greenway
1555:List of New York rivers
1371:transportation corridor
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755:Genesee Country Village
678:New York State Route 19
656:on the high plateau in
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316:58 mi (93 km)
1829:"History of the Oatka"
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1303:New York State Route 5
1260:Iroquois Confederation
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1001:in Caledonia (via the
974:and after significant
751:New York State Thruway
2159:Letchworth State Park
2097:Eastern Triple Divide
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212:42.69500°N 78.09389°W
2501:Rochester High Falls
2154:Genesee Valley Canal
1882:. nationalbridge.com
1381:; today operated by
1307:Holland Land Company
1265:In 1779, during the
875:. Small portions of
1860:on October 13, 2010
1475:fishing there with
1313:River modifications
1275:Sullivan Expedition
747:Onondaga Escarpment
610:European settlement
603:Sullivan Expedition
439:Basin features
292:43.02389; -77.72444
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1769:State of the Basin
1754:State of the Basin
1720:State of the Basin
1708:State of the Basin
1696:State of the Basin
1684:State of the Basin
1647:State of the Basin
1572:Tatakis, Timothy;
1462:Western Hemisphere
1406:in three distinct
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1309:owned much of it.
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634:Western Hemisphere
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1974:"Fish Hatcheries"
1733:"Management Plan"
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1267:Revolutionary War
1232:Allegheny Plateau
1035:Trichloroethylene
969:on the creek, at
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2194:Black Creek
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1933:October 16,
1907:October 14,
1886:October 14,
1864:October 14,
1835:October 11,
1739:October 17,
1669:October 14,
1629:October 14,
1533:White Creek
1528:Pearl Creek
1523:Stony Creek
1512:Tributaries
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1283:New England
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1084:caddisflies
1017:due to the
927:Lake Le Roy
912:Scottsville
869:Orangeville
835:Gainesville
782:Scottsville
757:and enters
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544:Scottsville
486:Oatka Creek
466:Stony Creek
444:Tributaries
290: /
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22:Oatka Creek
2529:Categories
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2249:Wolf Creek
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2177:confluence
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1561:References
1482:Black bass
1458:Seth Green
1397:Recreation
1277:came into
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1240:topography
1197:evaporites
1191:, and the
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1088:stoneflies
1070:endangered
1066:threatened
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564:Livingston
321:Basin size
278:77°43′28″W
200:42°41′42″N
136:Middlebury
2360:Caledonia
2348:NY: Upper
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2329:Wheatland
2324:Henrietta
2302:Charlotte
2297:Rochester
2285:NY: Lower
2137:geography
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2075:Geography
1952:"Fishing"
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1501:easements
1408:fisheries
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1031:strontium
1027:magnesium
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931:Mud Creek
916:Caledonia
857:Caledonia
843:Wheatland
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792:Watershed
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674:Rock Glen
528:tributary
478:Mud Creek
395:Discharge
333:Discharge
275:43°1′26″N
203:78°5′38″W
156:Wheatland
140:Covington
58:Etymology
39:Wheatland
2440:Angelica
2430:Caneadea
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2276:Adjacent
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1771:, 27–28.
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1549:See also
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1439:crappies
1236:drumlins
1212:sulfates
1199:such as
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1056:Wildlife
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1015:sulfates
995:effluent
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847:Stafford
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784:, where
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654:woodlots
556:villages
148:Stafford
144:Pavilion
104:Counties
88:New York
69:Location
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2471:Genesee
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2425:Granger
2405:Belmont
2395:Portage
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2239:Wyoming
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1435:sunfish
1415:stocked
1404:angling
1354:Economy
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1291:Geneseo
1226:History
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1157:of the
1141:Geology
1131:walleye
1123:biomass
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1077:benthic
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877:Castile
873:Bethany
861:village
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704:Wyoming
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108:Wyoming
74:Country
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1339:NY 251
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1205:gypsum
1201:halite
1193:Salina
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1159:Sonyea
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976:runoff
908:Le Roy
900:Warsaw
889:Bergen
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