Black Creek (Genesee River tributary) facts for kids
For other places with the same name, see Black Creek (disambiguation).
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Location of the mouth of Black Creek in New York
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Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | Western New York |
Counties | Wyoming, Genesee, Monroe |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Middlebury, Wyoming County 42°51′40″N 78°06′29″W / 42.86111°N 78.10806°W |
River mouth | Genesee River Henrietta, Monroe County 43°05′40″N 77°40′48″W / 43.09444°N 77.68000°W |
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River system | Genesee River |
Black Creek is a tributary of the Genesee River that runs for 46 miles (74 km) in western New York, United States. The creek begins in Middlebury in Wyoming County and runs north for roughly the first half of its course and east for the other half, eventually joining the Genesee River in Chili, Monroe County. Its drainage area spans around 202 square miles (520 km2), which is largely rural and agricultural. As of 2000, 40,000 residents lived in the creek's drainage area.
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