Honeoye Creek

Honeoye Creek
Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls
Location of the mouth of the Honeoye Creek in New York State.
Honeoye Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
Physical characteristics
SourceHoneoye Lake
 • locationRichmond, Ontario County
 • coordinates42°46′59″N 77°30′45″W / 42.78306°N 77.51250°W / 42.78306; -77.51250
MouthGenesee River
 • location
Avon, Livingston County
 • coordinates
42°58′16″N 77°43′07″W / 42.97111°N 77.71861°W / 42.97111; -77.71861
Discharge 
 • locationHoneoye Falls
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
(August 12, 2001)
 • maximum3,820 cu ft/s (108 m3/s)
(April 2, 1993)

Honeoye Creek (/ˈhʌniɔɪ/ HUN-ee-oy) is a tributary of the Genesee River in western New York in the United States. The name Honeoye is from the Seneca word ha-ne-a-yah, which translates to "lying finger", or "where the finger lies". The name refers to the local story of a Native American who had his finger bitten by a rattlesnake and therefore cut off his finger with a tomahawk.

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