Wiscoy Creek

Wiscoy Creek
Wiscoy Creek
Wiscoy Creek is located in New York
Wiscoy Creek
Location of the mouth of the Wiscoy Creek in New York State
Wiscoy Creek is located in the United States
Wiscoy Creek
Wiscoy Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesWyoming, Allegany
CitiesHamlet of Bliss, Village of Pike, Hamlet of Wiscoy
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTown of Eagle, Wyoming County
 • coordinates42°32′28″N 78°18′17″W / 42.54111°N 78.30472°W / 42.54111; -78.30472[1]
2nd sourceNorth Branch Wiscoy Creek
 • locationTown of Wethersfield, Wyoming County
 • coordinates42°36′47″N 78°17′18″W / 42.61306°N 78.28833°W / 42.61306; -78.28833[2]
Source confluence 
 • locationHamlet of Bliss, Wyoming County
 • coordinates42°34′46″N 78°15′04″W / 42.57944°N 78.25111°W / 42.57944; -78.25111[2]
MouthGenesee River
 • location
Town of Hume, Allegany County
 • coordinates
42°29′55″N 78°03′25″W / 42.49861°N 78.05694°W / 42.49861; -78.05694[1]
Length15 mi (24 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Branch Wiscoy Creek, Trout Brook, East Koy Creek

Wiscoy Creek is a stream, approximately 15 miles (24 km) long,[3] in western New York in the United States. It is a tributary of the Genesee River. The creek was known to Native Americans as O-wa-is-ki, meaning "under the banks".[4]

Course

The Wiscoy rises in the Town of Eagle in Wyoming County.[1] In the hamlet of Bliss the creek is joined by its North Branch, which flows south from its source in the Town of Wethersfield.[2] From there, the creek flows southeast through the village of Pike, and is joined by East Koy Creek shortly before joining the Genesee River in the town of Hume in northern Allegany County.[3]

Trout fishing

Nursed by cold springs, the water temperature in this stream rarely exceeds 70 °F (21 °C), enabling the Wiscoy to provide good trout fishing all season long. The stream is managed almost exclusively as a wild trout fishery; the only stretch that is stocked is a one-mile (1.6 km) section in Allegany County.

A 2006 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation survey estimated 1,600 adult wild brown trout per stream mile in the Wyoming County section of Wiscoy Creek. The stream typically does not produce large trout due to the high number of fish overall, however a 19-inch (48 cm) fish was reported during the survey. Angler access to the stream is facilitated by 12.5 miles (20.1 km) of public fishing easements, 12 angler footpaths and three angler parking areas. Other areas are open by landowner permission.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wiscoy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "North Branch Wiscoy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Public Fishing Information for Wiscoy Creek" (PDF). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. p. 26. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Wiscoy Creek 2006-2007 Fisheries Survey Summary". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2016.