Hayden Creek (New York)
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Hayden Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | Central New York |
County | Otsego |
Town | Springfield |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | NNW of East Springfield |
• coordinates | 42°52′05″N 74°49′18″W / 42.8681284°N 74.8215381°W[1] |
Mouth | Otsego Lake |
• location | S of Springfield Center |
• coordinates | 42°48′48″N 74°53′20″W / 42.8134065°N 74.8887630°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m)[1] |
Basin size | 10 sq mi (26 km2)[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Hayden Creek → Otsego Lake → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
Hayden Creek is a river in Otsego County, in the U.S. State of New York. It begins north-northwest of the Hamlet of East Springfield and flows generally southward before flowing into Otsego Lake south of the Hamlet of Springfield Center.
Course
Hayden Creek begins northeast of the Hamlet of Springfield Center and flows southwest before flowing into Summit Lake. It then exits the lake and flows southward, crossing under U.S. Route 20, and then flows into Shipman Pond. It then exits the pond and continues flowing southward through Springfield Center before flowing into Otsego Lake south of Springfield Center.
Fishing
Suckers can be speared and taken in the section of the creek from the mouth to the Shipman Pond dam from January 1 to May 15, each year.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Hayden Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "USGS 0149631005 HAYDEN CREEK AT MOUTH AT SPRINGFIELD CTR". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "NEW YORK STATE FRESHWATER FISHING REGULATIONS GUIDE" (PDF). www.dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. April 1, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.