Oaks Creek

Oaks Creek
Oaks Creek upstream of Allison Road
Oaks Creek highlighted in blue
Location of the mouth of Oaks Creek Show map of New York Adirondack Park Oaks Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Central New York
County	Otsego
Towns	Otsego, Hartwick, Exeter
Physical characteristics
Source	Canadarago Lake
• location	Schuyler Lake
• coordinates	42°47′31″N 75°00′57″W / 42.7920174°N 75.0157126°W / 42.7920174; -75.0157126[1]
• elevation	1,266[2] ft (386 m)
Mouth	Susquehanna River
• location	Index
• coordinates	42°39′43″N 74°57′02″W / 42.6620197°N 74.9504339°W / 42.6620197; -74.9504339[1]
• elevation	1,161 ft (354 m)[1]
Length	9.32 mi (15.00 km)
Basin size	102 sq mi (260 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Index (1929-1995)
• average	147 cu ft/s (4.2 m3/s)
• minimum	1.4 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s)
• maximum	2,280 cu ft/s (65 m3/s)
Basin features
Progression	Oaks Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
Tributaries
• left	Fly Creek
• right	Lidell Creek, Phinney Creek

Oaks Creek is a river that drains Canadarago Lake, which is situated in the north central region of Otsego County, New York. The creek begins by the Hamlet of Schuyler Lake and flows southeast approximately 9.32 miles (15.00 km), dropping only 105 feet (32 m) in elevation, before converging with the Susquehanna River south of the Village of Cooperstown, by the Hamlet of Index.^[3] From the source to Oaksville the creek flows along Panther Mountain. Fly Creek is a main tributary, that converges with Oaks Creek south of the Hamlet of Fly Creek.

In 1779 it was referred to as "O-at'-tis" as the Iroquois name.^[4]