Eighteen Mile Creek (Niagara County)
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Eighteen Mile Creek in Niagara County, New York, USA, is a tributary of Lake Ontario and is located entirely in Niagara County. The name "Eighteen Mile" creek refers not to the length of the creek, but to its distance from the Niagara River to the west.
Originating just north of City of Lockport in the Town of Lockport, it travels approximately 26 miles northward, along a myriad of twists and turns, passing through the Town of Newfane. A dam by the community of Burt forms a widening of the creek as far upstream as the community of Newfane.
Eighteen Mile Creek enters Lake Ontario, at Olcott harbor.
Much of the course of the creek is followed by New York State Route 78.
[edit] Pollution
The Eighteen Mile Creek is listed as a Great Lakes Areas of Concern in the The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the United States and Canada.
The creek is locally known for its runs of trout and salmon. However, industrial sediments in the creek bottom indicate that consumption of fish from the creek is not entirely safe.
[edit] See also
- List of rivers in New York
- Eighteen Mile Creek (Erie County), Another same-named creek in New York.
