- average 129 cu ft/s (4 m/s) Mouth Genesee River | Source Honeoye Lake Country United States of America | |
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- location Richmond, Ontario County - location Avon, Livingston County - max 3,820 cu ft/s (108 m/s)
(April 2, 1993) - min 0 cu ft/s (0 m/s)
(August 12, 2001) | ||
Honeoye Creek is a tributary of the Genesee River in western New York in the United States. The name Honeoye (/ˈhʌni.ɔɪ/ honey-oy) is from the Seneca word ha-ne-a-yah, which translates to "lying finger", or "where the finger lies". The name refers to a story of a Native American who had his finger bitten by a rattlesnake, and proceeded to cut off his finger with a tomahawk.
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Map of Honeoye Creek, New York, USA
Course
Honeoye Creek emerges from the north end of Honeoye Lake, one of the Finger Lakes, in the town of Richmond, Ontario County. The hamlet of Honeoye within Richmond is located on the creek where it passes under US Route 20A.
As Honeoye Creek flows northward, it is joined by the Hemlock Outlet Creek and then becomes the border between Ontario County and Livingston County. The stream flows into Monroe County, passing the village of Honeoye Falls in Mendon, where it flows over a waterfall. Honeoye Creek then continues in a westerly direction and enters the Genesee River in West Rush, near Avon.