Otsquago Creek
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Otsquago Creek is a river that enters the Mohawk River in Fort Plain, New York. Otsquago is a Mohawk language word meaning 'under the bridge', probably referring to an early bridge of felled trees alo
Rapids on the creek by Vanhornesville
New York Army National Guard clearing debris and widening the creek in Fort Plain after the major flood of June 2013.
Graph from lower USGS stream gauge showing rise in discharge during February 2017
Herkimer County, New York
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Herkimer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,139. Its county seat is Herkimer. The county was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out o
Herkimer County Courthouse
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General Nicholas Herkimer, commander at the Battle of Oriskany in 1777 and namesake of Herkimer County
Herkimer County Treasurer's Office, 108 Court Street in Herkimer