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Black Creek (Genesee River tributary)

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For other places with the same name, see Black Creek (disambiguation). River in New York, United States
Black Creek
Black Creek (Genesee River tributary) is located in New YorkBlack Creek (Genesee River tributary)Location of the mouth of Black Creek in New York
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionWestern New York
CountiesWyoming, Genesee, Monroe
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMiddlebury, Wyoming County
 • coordinates42°51′40″N 78°06′29″W / 42.86111°N 78.10806°W / 42.86111; -78.10806
MouthGenesee River
 • locationHenrietta, Monroe County
 • coordinates43°05′40″N 77°40′48″W / 43.09444°N 77.68000°W / 43.09444; -77.68000
Basin features
River systemGenesee River

Black Creek is a tributary of the Genesee River that runs for 46 miles (74 km) in western New York, United States. The creek begins in Middlebury in Wyoming County and runs north for roughly the first half of its course and east for the other half, eventually joining the Genesee River in Chili, Monroe County. Its drainage area spans around 202 square miles (520 km), which is largely rural and agricultural. As of 2000, 40,000 residents lived in the creek's drainage area.

See also

References

  1. "Black Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  2. "Black Creek watershed". Black Creek Watershed Coalition. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
Genesee River
Geography
Tributaries,
by county of
confluence
NY: Monroe
NY: Livingston
NY: Wyoming
  • Silver Creek
  • Wolf Creek
NY: AlleganyWiscoy Creek
Adjacent
communities
NY: Lower
NY: Upper
PA
Crossings and intersections


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