Summary
Limestone Creek is a 25-mile-long (40 km)[1] river in Onondaga County in the state of New York. From its source on the north side of Arab Hill south of Delphi Falls, New York, and northwest of DeRuyter Reservoir, the creek flows generally north to its confluence with Chittenango Creek.
| Limestone Creek | |
|---|---|
 Erie Canal aqueduct over Limestone Creek | |
  Location of the mouth within New York  Limestone Creek (Chittenango Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North side of Arab Hill |
| • location | North of DeRuyter |
| • coordinates | 42°49′55″N 75°55′01″W / 42.8320114°N 75.9168623°W |
| Mouth | Chittenango Creek |
• location | Northeast of Minoa |
• coordinates | 43°06′13″N 75°58′33″W / 43.1036°N 75.9758°W |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Limestone Creek → Chittenango Creek → Oneida Lake → Oneida River → Oswego River → Lake Ontario → St. Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence → Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Butternut Creek |
| • right | East Branch Limestone Creek |
| Waterfalls | Edwards Falls |
Course edit
Originating at the north side of Arab Hill south of Delphi Falls, New York and northwest of DeRuyter Reservoir the creek begins traveling northward. After a short distance the creek receives the creek that flows through The Gulf, which drains DeRuyter Reservoir. The creek then continues a short distance and receives East Branch Limestone Creek just southeast of Delphi Falls. The upper reaches of the creek drain the valley of Pompeys Hollow, west of Cazenovia Lake. The creek then flows past Manlius and Fayetteville, passing under the Erie Canal near Green Lakes State Park, receiving Butternut Creek from the west below Minoa. Downstream of there, it empties into Chittenango Creek which continues a few miles north to Oneida Lake.
The Edwards Falls, about 50 feet (15 m) high, are located on Limestone Creek near Manlius.
History edit
The Limestone Creek Aqueduct, completed in 1856, carries the Enlarged Erie Canal across Limestone Creek. It is a three-span stone structure 79 feet (24 m) long, supporting a concrete aqueduct and the old towpath (now the Erie Canalway Trail).[2]
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External links edit
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