The West Canada Creek is a 76-mile-long (122 km) river in upstate New York, USA. West Canada Creek drains the south part of the Adirondack Mountains and empties into the Mohawk River near the Village of Herkimer. The name "Canada" is derived from a native word for "village" (Kanata).West Canada Creek is an important water way in Oneida County and Herkimer County.A dam north of Prospect in Oneida County helps form the artificial lake called the Hinckley Reservoir.