Cayadutta Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cayadutta Creek |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Physical characteristics | |
| River mouth | Mohawk River Fonda, New York 275 ft (84 m) 42°57′02″N 74°22′49″W / 42.95056°N 74.38028°W |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 63.7 sq mi (165 km2) |
Cayadutta Creek flows into the Mohawk River near Fonda, New York. The Indian meaning of Cayadutta is "rippling waters" or "shallow water running over stones". This stream has commercial and historical importance as the cities of Johnstown and Gloversville lie on its banks.
Geology
The Cayadutta Creek, or some similarly located stream, was one of the ancient watercourses which drained the southern Adirondack slopes.
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