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Scajaquada Creek

Stream in New York, past Buffalo, Cheektowaga and Lancaster

Current status

No current status shown

No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source

This badge describes the water outline. Check the downstream stretches on the map and below for discharge statuses.

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

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About this status

No current status shown: no report we track sets a status on this water now; how statuses work. No status does not mean the water is safe. Follow posted signs and local health advice.

Sources checked: DEC SPRTK workbook 'SPRTK_Data.xlsx' and older 'Sewage_Discharge_Reports.xlsx' (2013-2020) (last successful check 2026-11-03 14:41 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-03 14:48 UTC. · Updated

Estimated downstream stretches on Scajaquada Creek

none with a current status

No downstream stretch has a current status here as of Nov 3, 2026, 9:48 AM EST. Check the reports below.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Plum: algal bloom advisory. Red or amber with a light line inside: beach advisory or caution. Dotted: monthly report (days with discharge, dates not given). Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.
  • End not confirmed: to
    5 reports: Cheektowaga 4, Buffalo Sewer Authority 1
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  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    5 reports: Cheektowaga 4, Buffalo Sewer Authority 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • End not confirmed: to
    5 reports: Cheektowaga 3, Buffalo Sewer Authority 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    2 reports: Cheektowaga 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    2 reports: Cheektowaga 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • End not confirmed: to
    5 reports: Cheektowaga 3, Buffalo Sewer Authority 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    1 report: Cheektowaga 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    1 report: Cheektowaga 1
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • End not confirmed: to
    7 reports: Cheektowaga 4, Buffalo Sewer Authority 3
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    8 reports: Cheektowaga 6, Buffalo Sewer Authority 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 14:48 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges affecting the Scajaquada Creek in New York, last 12 months230230 affecting this stretch: 230 reported in New York, none arriving from upstreamDecember 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once. Arriving discharges are estimated from modeled downstream reaches.
  • Days with a discharge affecting the Scajaquada Creek in New York, last 12 months49Reported on the Scajaquada Creek in New York: 49 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it. Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status on the Scajaquada Creek in New York, last 12 months3,436Reported on the Scajaquada Creek in New York: 3,436 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status on the Scajaquada Creek in New York38%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.
  • Records behind the last-90-days strip for the Scajaquada Creek in New York18Reported on the Scajaquada Creek in New York: 18 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0last 90 daysEvery distinct record the strip lists for its red, yellow and unresolved hours, notices and unresolved reports included; counted as the strip counts them.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater. Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

Reported discharges per month

243 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 3, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when this water had a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

8 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 3, 2026.

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Days with a reported discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges per year, 2021 to 2026

243 reported discharges, 2021 to 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 80 reports that gave a volume as a number (163 did not).

  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

163 of 243 discharge reports gave no volume as a number; only numbers are summed. 2 reports give more than 5 billion gallons for a single discharge, which looks like an entry error; they are not summed.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 3, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

8 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 3, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Season with incomplete source coverage

Seasons with incomplete source coverage: 2021. The share is of the hours a source covered. 8 discharge reports have no end time and are not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules they show caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and add no hours here.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge report, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a tracked source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 3, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 8 of 8, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 3, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • ny-dec-sprtk: records from August 11, 2021 to the latest update

Reports linked to Scajaquada Creek

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system.

Reports linked to Scajaquada Creek, newest first
WhenReportStatus
Cheektowaga · SSO · 1 million gallons report · notice · mapongoing
Cheektowaga · Portable pump used · SSO · “1800 Gallons per Minute Estimated” report · notice · mapongoing
Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island · Outfall under stone railing private road within Forest Lawn Cemetery to the West of Main Street · CSO · “42 Gallons per Minute Estimated” report · notice · mapongoing
Cheektowaga · Storm bypass pump · SSO · “8100 Gallons per Minute Estimated” report · notice · mapongoing
Cheektowaga · Storm bypass pump · SSO · “1350 Gallons per Minute Estimated” report · notice · mapongoing
to 4:12 AMCheektowaga · Storm bypass pump · SSO · volume in each report mapended
to 4:56 AMCheektowaga · Storm bypass pump · SSO · volume in each report mapended
to 8:19 AMCheektowaga · Storm bypass pump · SSO · volume in each report mapended
Buffalo Sewer Authority -Bird Island · Outfall under stone railing private road within Forest Lawn Cemetery to the West of Main Street · CSO · 12.82 million gallons report · notice · mapongoing
Cheektowaga · SSO · 1 million gallons report · notice · mapongoing
Cheektowaga · Pumped overflow to bypass · SSO · 1 million gallons report · notice · mapongoing
to 10:45 AMCheektowaga · Storm bypass pump · SSO · volume in each report mapended
to 12:38 PMCheektowaga · Portable pump used · SSO · volume in each report mapended
to 11:13 AMCheektowaga · Storm bypass pump · SSO · volume in each report mapended
to 11:25 PMCheektowaga · Portable pump used · SSO · volume in each report mapended
Cheektowaga · pumped overflow to bypass · SSO · 1 million gallons report · notice · mapongoing
to 12:30 PMCheektowaga · Storm bypass pump · SSO · volume in each report mapended

Sources: DEC SPRTK workbook 'SPRTK_Data.xlsx' and older 'Sewage_Discharge_Reports.xlsx' (2013-2020), retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in New York by year: 2026 (370 here) · 2025 (23 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Sewer operators listed for this water: Town of Cheektowaga sanitary sewers, Buffalo Sewer Authority (BSA) Bird Island WWTP, Depew(V) SSOs.

Boat launches

No public boat launch is listed in our records for this water.

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

393 records linked to this water. Updated .