Physical Characteristics                                                  The town of South Bristol is characterized by four high ridges ranging north and south and rising 500 feet to well over 1000 feet above the intervening valleys. Approximately one-third of the Town is located within the Canandaigua Lake watershed, with the remaining areas draining to Mud Creek and Honeoye Lake. Grimes and Mud Creeks run through the valleys, as well as a number of smaller streams, many of which have carved deep gullies descending from their highland sources. Large wetlands are found in the southwestern part of Town, as well as many smaller ones through the town.