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Massapequa Creek

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before crossing under the Southern State Parkway. It continues on the other side of the parkway, joined by the eastern tributary, and crosses Linden Street and into the
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areas, and then into the Massapequa Lake. Two spillways at the south end of the lake pass under
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into a canal, which leads into Massapequa Cove and South Oyster Bay.
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Bethpage Parkway & Merritts Road, Farmingdale, New York
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is a 4.8 miles (7.7 km) long creek that runs through
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Main Street & Junard Drive, Farmingdale, New York
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United States
New York
Nassau
South Farmingdale
Massapequa Park
Massapequa
40°43′00″N 73°27′30″W / 40.716605°N 73.458225°W / 40.716605; -73.458225
40°43′03″N 73°27′07″W / 40.717374°N 73.451952°W / 40.717374; -73.451952
40°43′02″N 73°26′12″W / 40.717213°N 73.436797°W / 40.717213; -73.436797
Mouth
40°39′13″N 73°28′15″W / 40.6536111°N 73.4708333°W / 40.6536111; -73.4708333
Nassau County
New York
South Oyster Bay
Southern State Parkway
Merrick Road
headwaters
Farmingdale

Long Island
groundwater
tributaries

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