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Sterling Creek (Mohawk River tributary)

Coordinates: 43°04′14″N 75°07′18″W / 43.07056°N 75.12167°W / 43.07056; -75.12167
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Sterling Creek
Sterling Creek (Mohawk River tributary) is located in New York Adirondack Park
Sterling Creek (Mohawk River tributary)
Location of the mouth within New York
Sterling Creek (Mohawk River tributary) is located in the United States
Sterling Creek (Mohawk River tributary)
Sterling Creek (Mohawk River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York Region
CountyHerkimer
TownSchuyler
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates43°08′56″N 75°03′52″W / 43.1489584°N 75.0643258°W / 43.1489584; -75.0643258[1]
MouthMohawk River
 • location
ESE of West Schuyler
 • coordinates
43°04′14″N 75°07′18″W / 43.07056°N 75.12167°W / 43.07056; -75.12167[1]
 • elevation
387 ft (118 m)[1]
Basin size19.3 sq mi (50 km2)[2]

Sterling Creek is a river located in Herkimer County in the U.S. State of New York. It flows into the Mohawk River east-southeast of the Hamlet of West Schuyler.

Hydrology

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Aquatic life, recreation uses, and natural resources habitat are stressed in Sterling Creek due to habitat modifications and resulting silt and sediment deposits in the stream. A macroinverebrate assessment of Sterling Creek near the mouth was conducted in 2000, which showed slightly impacted conditions.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sterling Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sterling Creek". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Sterling Creek Watershed Assessment" (PDF). Herkimer, NY: Herkimer County Soil & Water Conservation District. July 23, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2021.