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Sterling_Creek_(Mohawk_River_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:

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
Country United States
State New York
Region Central New York Region
County Herkimer
Town Schuyler
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates 43°08′56″N 75°03′52″W / 43.1489584°N 75.0643258°W / 43.1489584; -75.0643258 [1]
Mouth Mohawk 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

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

  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.