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The first cotton mills in the area were located on the Sauquoit at [[New York Mills, New York|New York Mills]] in 1804. <ref>http://fulton.nygenweb.net/Turnpike/Summary3.html</ref> |
The first cotton mills in the area were located on the Sauquoit at [[New York Mills, New York|New York Mills]] in 1804. <ref>http://fulton.nygenweb.net/Turnpike/Summary3.html</ref> |
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== Fishing == |
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Sauquoit Creek is a popular trout stream with 5.6 miles of Public Fishing Rights. It is stocked with around 6,000 yearling brown trout. It also receives 330 two year old fish. The headwaters are predominantly hold wild brown and brook trout.<ref>http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/44864.html</ref> |
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== Management == |
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Issues related watershed management, flooding, and stormwater are addressed by the Sauquoit Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission (SCBIC) which consists of a group of municipalities, agencies and organizations who are signatories to a Sauquoit Creek Intermunicipal Agreement.<ref>http://sauquoitcreekcommission.org/content</ref> |
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== Communities along the creek == |
== Communities along the creek == |
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Revision as of 21:13, 31 August 2015
Sauquoit Creek is a 17.0-mile-long (27.4 km)[1] river in New York, USA. It lies within the southern part of Oneida County. The creek flows eastward, then turns sharply and flows generally northward through the Sauquoit Valley to the Mohawk River, entering the river on the east side of Whitesboro. It is therefore part of the Hudson River watershed.
History
According to author Fred Willman, the word Sequoit is a form of spelling of the Iroquois Indian word Sa-da-quoit, which was the Iroquois Indian name for the stream. In the Iroquois language, Sa-da-quoit literally means "smooth pebbles in the bed of a stream." When settlers moved into the area, they modified the spelling and pronunciation of the stream to Sauquoit Creek."[2]
The first cotton mills in the area were located on the Sauquoit at New York Mills in 1804. [3]
Fishing
Sauquoit Creek is a popular trout stream with 5.6 miles of Public Fishing Rights. It is stocked with around 6,000 yearling brown trout. It also receives 330 two year old fish. The headwaters are predominantly hold wild brown and brook trout.[4]
Management
Issues related watershed management, flooding, and stormwater are addressed by the Sauquoit Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission (SCBIC) which consists of a group of municipalities, agencies and organizations who are signatories to a Sauquoit Creek Intermunicipal Agreement.[5]
Communities along the creek
Clayville, Sauquoit, Chadwicks, Washington Mills, New Hartford, New York Mills, and Whitesboro.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 31, 2015
- ^ http://cnysnakepitlives.blogspot.com/2008/05/long-reach-of-sauquoit-creek.html
- ^ http://fulton.nygenweb.net/Turnpike/Summary3.html
- ^ http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/44864.html
- ^ http://sauquoitcreekcommission.org/content