Wappinger Creek
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Wappinger Creek is a 41.7-mile-long (67.1 km)[3] creek which runs from Thompson Pond to the Hudson River at New Hamburg in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is the longest creek in Dutchess County, with the largest watershed in the county.
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Wappinger Creek | |
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Etymology | Native American Indians known as the "Wappinger" |
Native name | Ma-we-na-wasigh (Munsee)[1] |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | Hudson Valley |
County | Dutchess |
Towns | Pine Plains, Stanford, Washington, Pleasant Valley, Poughkeepsie, LaGrange, Wappinger |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Thompson Pond |
• location | Pine Plains |
• coordinates | 41.95845°N 73.67284°W / 41.95845; -73.67284 |
• elevation | 450 ft (140 m) |
Mouth | Hudson River |
• location | New Hamburg |
• coordinates | 41.5823158°N 73.9479157°W / 41.5823158; -73.9479157 |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 41.7 mi (67.1 km), North–south |
Basin size | 211 sq mi (550 km2) |
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