Fish Creek (Oneida Lake tributary)

General data

Name: Fish Creek (Oneida Lake tributary)
Water system: St. Lawrence River
Water type: Stream
Progression: Oneida Lake -> Oneida River -> Oswego River (New York) -> Lake Ontario -> St. Lawrence River -> Gulf of St. Lawrence -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Mountain
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Fish Creek is a moderately sized river emptying into the eastern end of Oneida Lake in Oneida County, New York.

Formed by the confluence of its east and west forks near the hamlet of Blossvale, the creek flows southwest for 11 miles (18 km), through the towns of Annsville and Vienna.

The last mile of the creek is channelized to form part of the Erie Canal, which joins the lake at Sylvan Beach.

The creek drains approximately 528.9 square miles (1,370 km2) of the Tug Hill plateau country in Central New York.

The largest tributary of One The upper part of the East Branch is stocked with brook trout, while many other reaches of the East and West Branches have good fishing for wild brook, brown and rainbow.

Between Point Rock and Taberg, the East Branch flows through a steep gorge known for its difficult whitewater.

The 9.4 miles (15.1 km) stretch, sometimes known as the "River of No Return", is rated class II–IV by American Whitewater.

Part of the East Branch was considered for National Wild and Scenic Rivers System designation in 1978, but was not passed due to a lack of local support.

Fish Creek (Oneida Lake tributary)

General data

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