Potic Creek

{{Short description|River in New York, United States}}

Potic Creek is a {{convert|10.1|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed October 3, 2011 tributary to Catskill Creek in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The name comes from the Mahican for a waterfall, originally referring to the falls in the Catskill near Wolcott Mills. Potic also originally referred to the name of the American Indian village below the falls and also of the commanding hill north of the falls.{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygreen2/old_dutch_place_names.htm|title=RootsWeb.com Home Page|website=www.rootsweb.ancestry.com|access-date=23 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.riverfacts.com/rivers/12202.html|title=New York whitewater Potic Creek River|website=www.riverfacts.com|access-date=23 April 2018}}