Tonawanda Creek

Tonawanda Creek
Old mill dam at the Big Bend of Tonawanda Creek, downtown Batavia, New York
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Wyoming, Genesee, Erie, Niagara
Source
- location	Town of Java, Wyoming County
- coordinates	42°39′29″N 78°19′09″W / 42.65806°N 78.31917°W / 42.65806; -78.31917
Mouth	Niagara River
- location	City of Tonawanda
- coordinates	43°01′25″N 78°52′54″W / 43.02361°N 78.88167°W / 43.02361; -78.88167Coordinates: 43°01′25″N 78°52′54″W / 43.02361°N 78.88167°W / 43.02361; -78.88167
Length	90 mi (145 km)
Basin	650 sq mi (1,683 km2)
Location of the mouth of the Tonawanda Creek in New York State

Tonawanda Creek is a small tributary of the Niagara River in Western New York, United States. After rising in Wyoming County, the stream flows through Genesee County before forming part of the boundary between Erie County and Niagara County.

The length of Tonawanda Creek is 90 miles (140 km). Its drainage basin is nearly 650 square miles (1,700 km²) in area. It flows on a meandering course for most of its length, first northerly until reaching the City of Batavia where a sweeping bend takes it westerly.

Tonawanda Creek rises in Wyoming County and enters the Niagara River between Niagara County and Erie County, forming a boundary between them. Tonawanda Creek passes through the Village of Attica, the City of Batavia, flows between the City of North Tonawanda to its north and the Town of Amherst to its south, the Town of Clarence, the Town of Tonawanda, and the City of Tonawanda. Just after being joined by Ellicott Creek, it enters the Niagara River.

The creek has a small 30-foot-high (9.1 m) waterfall at Indian Falls where the stream descends from the Onondaga Escarpment.