Editing Springwater, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|137.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.03%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_36.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=June 9, 2020}}</ref>

The south town line is the border of [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben County]], and the east town line and part of the north town line is the border of [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]].

The southernmost part of [[Hemlock Lake]], one of the smaller [[Finger Lakes]], is in the north part of the town. The Springwater Valley through the center of the town terminates at the lake, and includes many streams that feed into Hemlock Lake, including Springwater Creek and Lime Kiln Creek. Hemlock Lake is part of the [[Genesee River]] watershed.

[[New York State Route 15]] and [[New York State Route 15A]] join at Springwater village.

From 1854 to 1956 Springwater was served by the New York ([[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]) to [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] Main Line of the [[Erie Railroad]]. The portion through Springwater was removed in 1956 by order of the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]] in order to promote highway transportation.

The headwaters of the [[Cohocton River]], which flows southward from the town and is part of the [[Susquehanna River]] watershed, are located in the eastern side of the town.

=== Adjacent towns and areas ===
([[Clockwise]])
*'''[[Conesus, New York|Conesus]]; [[Canadice, New York|Canadice]]; [[Richmond, New York|Richmond]] [[Image:North.svg]]'''
*'''[[Naples, New York|Naples]] [[Image:East.svg]]'''
*'''[[Cohocton, New York|Cohocton]]; [[Wayland, New York|Wayland]] [[Image:South.svg]]'''
*'''[[Sparta, New York|Sparta]] [[Image:West.svg]]'''