Otsquago Creek

Otsquago Creek
Rapids on the creek by Vanhornesville
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Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Central New York Region
Counties	Herkimer, Montgomery
Towns	Stark, Minden
Physical characteristics
Source	Un-named Marshy Field
• location	Van Hornesville, New York
• coordinates	42°54′27″N 74°50′25″W / 42.9075722°N 74.84015°W / 42.9075722; -74.84015[1]
• elevation	1,360 ft (410 m)
Mouth	Mohawk River
• location	Fort Plain, New York
• coordinates	42°55′57″N 74°37′04″W / 42.9325727°N 74.6176423°W / 42.9325727; -74.6176423[1]
• elevation	295 ft (90 m)[1]
Length	18.6 mi (29.9 km)[2]
Basin size	61.3 sq mi (159 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Fort Plain
• minimum	.6 cu ft/s (0.017 m3/s)
• maximum	24,600 cu ft/s (700 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Loyal Creek, Otsquene Creek
• right	Otstungo Creek
Waterfalls	Creamery Falls, Van Hornesville Falls

Otsquago Creek is a river that enters the Mohawk River in Fort Plain, New York. Otsquago is a Mohawk Indian word meaning 'under the bridge,' probably referring to an early bridge of felled trees along the creek, a way of making small bridges.^[4] It is also referred to as Otsquage on old maps, which is an Indian word for 'healing waters'.

The source of the Otsquago Creek is about 12 miles southeast from its outlet, 1,360 feet above sea level and about 1,000 feet above the Mohawk River, in a marshy field by Van Hornesville, New York.^[5] Creamery Falls and Van Hornesville Falls are two waterfalls on the creek near Van Hornesville.