Canadaway Creek
Canadaway Creek is a stream in Chautauqua County, New York, which empties into Lake Erie in Dunkirk, New York. Non-natives settled on the creek first in 1804, in what was first called "Canadaway" and became Fredonia, New York.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Canadawa Creek”, “Con-non-dau-we-ge-a”, “Ga-na-da-wa-o”, and “Ga-na-da-wa-ow”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Dunkirk High School.
Dunkirk High School
School
Dunkirk High School is a public high school located in Dunkirk, New York.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fredonia.
Fredonia
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.Canadaway Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Chautauqua County, Southern Tier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.477° or 42° 28′ 37″ north
Longitude
-79.36838° or 79° 22′ 6″ west
Elevation
571 feet (174 metres)
Open location code
87J2FJGJ+RJ
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Canadaway Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Canadaway Creek”
- Cebuano: “Canadaway Creek”
- Ukrainian: “Канадавей-Крік”
- Venetian: “Canadaway”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dunkirk and Cordova.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Shorewood Golf Course and Point Gratiot Beach.
Chautauqua County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Jamestown and Fredonia.
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