| Sucker Brook | |
|---|---|
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| Etymology | From White Sucker fish |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Finger Lakes |
| County | Ontario |
| Town | Canandaigua |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wetland near Bliss and Wool House roads |
| • coordinates | 42°51′19″N 77°19′58″W / 42.85528°N 77.33278°W |
| • elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
| Mouth | Canandaigua Lake |
• coordinates | 42°52′26″N 77°16′32″W / 42.87389°N 77.27556°W |
• elevation | 680 ft (210 m) |
| Length | 6 mi (9.7 km), NE, SE |
| Basin size | 6.9 sq mi (18 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 14 cu ft/s (0.40 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 5 cu ft/s (0.14 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 300 cu ft/s (8.5 m3/s) |
Sucker Brook is a short stream that drains into the northwest corner of Canandaigua Lake, New York, United States. It flows in a 6-mile (9.7 km) hairpin-shaped course from uplands in the town of Canandaigua to the lake, in the eponymous city. The name comes from the white sucker fish abundant in its waters.
It may have originally drained into another body of water prior to the formation of the lake, which changed its outlet through stream piracy. Lime dissolved in its waters from the limestone bedrock it flows over creates rare oncolites known locally as "water biscuits' on the north shore of Squaw Island,[1] one of two islands in the 11 Finger Lakes, near its mouth. The brook has seen some pollution issues in recent years, as the channel at its mouth has been widened to increase recreational opportunities available in the area.[2]
- ^ Clarke, John M. (1900). "The Water Biscuit of Squaw Island, Canandaigua Lake, N.Y.". Paleontologic Papers. Albany, NY: New York State Museum. pp. 195–198. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ Makarewicz, Joseph C.; Lewis, Theodore W.; Lewandowski, Stephen (December 1, 1999). "Segment Analysis of Sucker Brook: The Location of Sources of Pollution". Studies on Water Resources of New York State and the Great Lakes. Technical Reports (Paper 26). State University of New York at Brockport: 14.