Oriskany Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Oriskany Creek
The site of a patriot ambush during the Battle of Oriskany at Oriskany Creek
Show map of New York Show map of the United States Location of the mouth of the Oriskany Creek in New York State.
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Madison, Oneida
Physical characteristics
Main source	Stockbridge, Madison County 42°57′36″N 75°33′17″W / 42.96000°N 75.55472°W / 42.96000; -75.55472
River mouth	Mohawk River Whitestown, Oneida County 43°09′50″N 75°19′26″W / 43.16389°N 75.32389°W / 43.16389; -75.32389
Length	33 mi (53 km)
Basin features
Tributaries	Left: Deans Creek Right: White Creek, Turkey Creek, Big Creek, Buckley Mill Creek

Oriskany Creek is a 33-mile-long (53 km) river in New York, United States. It rises in Madison County and flows northeastward, primarily through Oneida County. Oriskany Creek is a tributary of the Mohawk River and therefore part of the Hudson River watershed.

Oriskany Creek is wide and shallow, affording passage to only canoes, and that for only part of its length. The creek is known for its brown trout, which are caught from the shore or by wading.

History

The Oneida village of Oriska was located near the mouth of the creek, by the Mohawk River.

During the American Revolutionary War, part of the Battle of Oriskany was fought in a swampy, steep ravine, near the mouth of the river.

When settlers arrived, the creek became the power source of many mills along its course.

The creek was an important source of water for the former Chenango Canal, which attempted to link the Southern Tier of New York to the Erie Canal.

Communities along the creek