Branches
The Unadilla has two branches which join at Unadilla Forks on the Otsego-Madison County border.
- The main branch of the Unadilla starts at Unadilla Lake, at Miller's Mills in southwestern Herkimer County.
- The West Branch of the Unadilla starts a few miles north of Bridgewater in southeast Oneida County. This branch was known as Eghwagy Creek during the early 18th century.
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