Eighteen Mile Creek (Erie County)
| Eighteen Mile Creek | |
|---|---|
Eighteen Mile Creek in Hamburg, New York. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Western New York |
| County | Erie County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Concord |
| • coordinates | 42°33′23″N 78°41′28″W / 42.55639°N 78.69111°W |
| 2nd source | South Branch Eighteen Mile Cr. |
| • location | North Collins |
| • coordinates | 42°32′17″N 78°45′51″W / 42.53806°N 78.76417°W |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Hamburg |
| • coordinates | 42°41′58″N 78°54′12″W / 42.69944°N 78.90333°W |
| Mouth | Lake Erie |
• location | Highland-on-the-Lake |
• coordinates | 42°43′05″N 78°58′09″W / 42.71806°N 78.96917°W |
| Basin size | 310 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | South Branch Eighteen Mile Cr. |
Eighteen Mile Creek (also known as Eighteenmile Creek) is a tributary of Lake Erie located in southern Erie County, New York, United States. The creek is the second largest tributary of Lake Erie in New York State.
The name is derived from the creek's distance south of the Niagara River in Buffalo. The creek was named Koughquaugu Creek by the Seneca Nation.