| Wharton Creek | |
|---|---|
 Wherton Creek upstream of County Route 23 | |
  Location of the mouth of Wharton Creek  Wharton Creek (Unadilla River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Central New York |
| County | Otsego |
| Towns | Richfield, Plainfield, Exeter, Burlington, Edmeston, Pittsfield |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Unadilla River |
• location | New Berlin |
• coordinates | 42°37′06″N 75°19′40″W / 42.6182°N 75.3279°W |
| Length | 36.1 mi (58.1 km) |
| Basin size | 92.4 sq mi (239 km2)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Wharton Creek → Unadilla River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Fly Brook, Dundee Brook |
| • right | Mill Creek |
Wharton Creek is a 36.1-mile-long (58.1 km)[2] tributary of the Unadilla River in western Otsego County, in the state of New York. Via the Unadilla River, it is part of the Susquehanna River watershed, flowing to Chesapeake Bay.
Wharton Creek rises in the town of Richfield and flows southwest through the towns of Plainfield, Exeter, Burlington, Edmeston, and Pittsfield, where it empties into the Unadilla River at the village of New Berlin.
Tributaries
Fly Brook converges with Wharton Creek south of Burlington Flats. Dundee Brook converges with Wharton Creek north-northeast of Burlington Flats.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "WHARTON CREEK AT MOUTH AT NEW BERLIN NY". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011
- ↑ "Dundee Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
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