Chadakoin River

The Chadakoin River is a 7.8-mile-long (12.6 km) stream that is a tributary of the Conewango Creek. The Chadakoin lies entirely in Chautauqua County in Western New York in the United States.

Chadakoin
Chadakoin River (red)
EtymologyIroquoian word of uncertain translation
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
Physical characteristics
SourceChautauqua Lake
  locationNew York
  coordinates42°6′42″N 79°16′14″W
  elevation1,308 ft (399 m)
Source confluenceCassadaga Creek
  locationFalconer, New York
  coordinates42°7′54″N 79°10′48″W
  elevation1,257 ft (383 m)
MouthConewango Creek
  location
Frewsburg, New York
  coordinates
42°5′30″N 79°8′11″W
  elevation
1,238 ft (377 m)
Length7.8 mi (12.6 km)
Basin size192 sq mi (500 km2)
Discharge 
  locationFalconer, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) upstream from mouth
  average370 cu ft/s (10 m3/s)
  minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
(July 30, 2011)
  maximum2,250 cu ft/s (64 m3/s)
(September 14, 1979)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftCassadaga Creek

The stream drains an area of 192 square miles (500 km2), covering much of Chautauqua County. The creek begins at the southern end of Chautauqua Lake. Its watershed is bounded to the north by the Chautauqua Ridge, a continental divide that results in the water flowing eventually to the Gulf of Mexico rather than the nearby Great Lakes.

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