Canawaugus (or Conawagus, or Ca-noh-wa-gas, or Conewaugus) (pronounced [kan-ɘ-wô′-gɘs]) was a Seneca Indian village. The village was located on the west side of the Genesee River, "about a mile above the ford", on the western edge of Avon, NY. It was nearly opposite the Avon sulphur springs. The name means "stinking waters" because of the sulphur. Canawaugus was one of the most populous of the Seneca villages, with a population approaching 1000 people. It is unclear whether or not the village was destroyed in the Sullivan Expedition of 1799.