Tonawanda Creek

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Tonawanda Creek is a tributary of the Niagara River in western New York that flows through communities such as Amherst and forms part of the Erie Canal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
tributary
basinCountry United States of America
country United States of America
flowsThrough Amherst, New York
Batavia, New York
Tonawanda, New York
surface form: City of Tonawanda, New York

Clarence, New York
Erie County, New York NERFINISHED
Genesee County, New York NERFINISHED
Niagara County, New York NERFINISHED
Pembroke, New York NERFINISHED
Pendleton, New York NERFINISHED
Royalton, New York NERFINISHED
Wyoming County, New York NERFINISHED
formsPartOf Erie Canal
hasNameOrigin Tonawanda (Iroquoian word)
locatedIn New York
surface form: New York State

Western New York
mouthElevation approximately 565 feet
mouthLocation Tonawanda, New York
surface form: City of Tonawanda, New York

Niagara River
partOf Great Lakes region
surface form: Great Lakes Basin
region Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
tributaryOf Niagara River
usedAs section of the Erie Canal
waterwayFunction drainage
navigation

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subject surface form: Amherst, New York
Pendleton, New York locatedOn Tonawanda Creek
Ellicott Creek mouth Tonawanda Creek
Ellicott Creek tributaryOf Tonawanda Creek