Black Creek (Genesee River)

For other places with the same name, see Black Creek (disambiguation).

Black Creek
River
Country	USA
State	New York
Region	Western New York
Counties	Wyoming, Genesee, Monroe
Part of	Genesee River
Source
- location	Middlebury, Wyoming County
- coordinates
Mouth	Genesee River
- location	Henrietta, Monroe County
- coordinates
Location of the mouth of Black Creek in New York

Black Creek is a tributary of the Genesee River that runs for 46 miles (74 km) in western New York, United States. The creek begins in Middlebury in Wyoming County and runs north for roughly the first half of its course and east for the other half, eventually joining the Genesee River in Chili, Monroe County. Its drainage area spans around 202 square miles (520 km²), which is largely rural and agricultural. As of 2000, 40,000 residents lived in the creek's drainage area.

See also

• List of New York rivers

References

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Creek