Editing Springfield, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|45.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|43.0|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}}  (5.46%) is water.

The town encloses the northern end of [[Otsego Lake (New York)|Otsego Lake]]. [[Hayden Creek (New York)|Hayden Creek]] flows southward from Summit Lake into the northern end of the Otsego Lake. Because Summit Lake is located on a divide, part of its flow exits from the northern end of the lake through Cedar Swamp into [[Otsquago Creek]]. The "[[Chyle Hole|Chyle]]", is the name of a sinkhole located northwest of Summit Lake. [[Shadow Brook]] enters Otsego Lake at Hyde Bay.

[[New York State Route 80]], a north–south highway, intersects [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|US Route 20]], an east–west highway, north of Springfield Center.

The northern town line is the county line of [[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer County]] and a small section of [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery County]].