Catskill Creek [1] | |
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Etymology | “Kat's Creek” in Dutch |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | Catskills, Hudson Valley |
County | Greene |
Towns | Catskill, New York, |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Franklinton Vlaie Pond |
• location | Broome, New York |
• coordinates | 42°31′15.32″N 74°18′21.56″W / 42.5209222°N 74.3059889°W |
Mouth | Hudson River at Catskill, New York |
• location | Catskill, New York |
• coordinates | 42°12′29.98″N 73°51′16.03″W / 42.2083278°N 73.8544528°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Basin size | 394 sq mi (1,020 km2) |
Basin features | |
River system | Hudson River |
Catskill Creek is a 46.0-mile-long (74.0 km)[2] tributary of the Hudson River that drains the northeastern Catskill Mountains of the U.S. State of New York. From its source at Franklinton Vlaie in Schoharie County it flows southeast through parts of Albany County and Greene County to its mouth at the village of Catskill on the Hudson River.[3]
Like Fishkill Creek, Catskill Creek is tautological, literally repeating "creek" twice, as kill is Dutch for "creek".