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Erie County

Tonawanda Creek

Tonawanda Creek is a small tributary of the in , United States. After rising in , the stream flows through before forming part of the boundary between and .
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in New York state, United States
  • Also known as: “Mas-ki-non-gez”, “Ta-na-wun-da Creek”, “Ta-no-wan-deh”, “Tonewanta Creek”, and “Tonewanto Creek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Erie Canal and Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum.

River
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The world-famous , in , lets you experience history, recreation, and the very best that small-town America has to offer. Stretching almost 350 miles from to , up and down 35 locks, under countless bridges, and through dozens of picturesque communities, the Canal was America's first superhighway and the crown jewel of the Empire State.

Museum
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Herschell Carousel Factory Museum is a historic carousel factory building located at in . The factory complex was constructed between about 1910 and 1915 and consists of six primary structures and five contributory additions.

Museum
The is located in the 1922-built Erie Railroad freight depot in . Operated by the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society, its mission is to preserve the railroad history of the area, once the railroad hub of America.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Tonawanda and Brighton.

Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in , United States. Its population was 31,568 at the 2010 census. It is part of the – metropolitan statistical area.

Hamlet
Tonawanda is a town in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 72,636. The town is at the north border of the county and is the northern inner ring suburb of .

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is the name of both a city in the of Erie County, , and the unincorporated suburban township that surrounds it. The incorporated village of Kenmore also makes up part of the Town of .

Tonawanda Creek

Latitude
43.02104° or 43° 1′ 16″ north
Longitude
-78.85634° or 78° 51′ 23″ west
Elevation
561 feet (171 metres)
Open location code
87M324CV+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 80835912
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
5141174
Wiki­data ID
Q7820744
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Tonawanda Creek” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Tonawanda Creek”
  • Cebuano: “Tonawanda Creek”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر توناواندا كريك”
  • Japanese: “トナワンダ川”
  • Slovenian: “Tonawanda Creek”
  • Venetian: “Tonawanda”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Park Village and Tonawanda Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Degraff Memorial Hospital and East Niagara Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tonawanda Creek”. Photo: Pollinator, CC BY-SA 3.0.