Kinderhook Creek
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Kinderhook Creek[1] is a 49.0-mile-long (78.9 km)[2] tributary to Stockport Creek, an inlet of the Hudson River in the United States. From its source in Hancock, Massachusetts, the creek runs southwest through the Taconic Mountains into Rensselaer County, New York, and then into Columbia County. It flows through the towns of Stephentown, New Lebanon, Nassau, Chatham, Kinderhook and Stuyvesant to its mouth at Stockport Creek in the town of Stockport.
Quick Facts Kinderhook Creek East Creek, Kinderhook Brook, Native name ...
Kinderhook Creek East Creek, Kinderhook Brook | |
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Native name | Pasanthkack (Mahican) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York, Massachusetts |
County | Columbia County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY, Berkshire County, MA |
Towns | , Stottville, New York, Hancock, Massachusetts |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Hancock, Taconic Mountains, Massachusetts |
• coordinates | 42°34′38″N 73°17′52″W |
Mouth | Stockport Creek |
• location | Stockport, New York |
• coordinates | 42°19′03″N 73°44′43″W |
• elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Length | 49 mi (79 km) |
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Kinderhook Creek has a drainage area of over 329 square miles (850 km2).[3]