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Hayden Creek (New York)

Coordinates: 42°48′48″N 74°53′20″W / 42.8134065°N 74.8887630°W / 42.8134065; -74.8887630
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Hayden Creek
Hayden Creek downstream of County Route 53
Hayden Creek (New York) is located in New York Adirondack Park
Hayden Creek (New York)
Location of the mouth of Hayden Creek
Hayden Creek (New York) is located in the United States
Hayden Creek (New York)
Hayden Creek (New York) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York
CountyOtsego
TownSpringfield
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNNW of East Springfield
 • coordinates42°52′05″N 74°49′18″W / 42.8681284°N 74.8215381°W / 42.8681284; -74.8215381[1]
MouthOtsego Lake
 • location
S of Springfield Center
 • coordinates
42°48′48″N 74°53′20″W / 42.8134065°N 74.8887630°W / 42.8134065; -74.8887630[1]
 • elevation
1,194 ft (364 m)[1]
Basin size10 sq mi (26 km2)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionHayden Creek → Otsego Lake → Susquehanna RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Hayden Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "USGS 0149631005 HAYDEN CREEK AT MOUTH AT SPRINGFIELD CTR". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "NEW YORK STATE FRESHWATER FISHING REGULATIONS GUIDE" (PDF). www.dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. April 1, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.