Wiscoy 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]

Wiscoy Creek
Wiscoy Creek
Location of the mouth of the Wiscoy Creek in New York State
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[1]
2nd sourceNorth Branch Wiscoy Creek
  locationTown of Wethersfield, Wyoming County
  coordinates42°36′47″N 78°17′18″W[2]
Source confluence 
  locationHamlet of Bliss, Wyoming County
  coordinates42°34′46″N 78°15′04″W[2]
MouthGenesee River
  location
Town of Hume, Allegany County
  coordinates
42°29′55″N 78°03′25″W[1]
Length15 mi (24 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftNorth Branch Wiscoy Creek, Trout Brook, East Koy Creek

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. "Wiscoy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. "North Branch Wiscoy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. "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.
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