East Kill
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East Kill, a 16-mile-long (26 km)[2] tributary of Schoharie Creek, flows across the town of Jewett, New York, United States, from its source on Stoppel Point. Ultimately its waters reach the Hudson River via the Mohawk. Since it drains into the Schoharie upstream of Schoharie Reservoir, it is part of the New York City water supply system. East Kill drains the southern slopes of the Blackhead Mountains, which include Thomas Cole Mountain, Black Dome, and Blackhead Mountain, the fourth-, third-, and fifth-highest peaks in the Catskills, respectively.
East Kill | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Region | Catskill Mountains |
County | Greene |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 42°13′50″N 74°04′29″W[1] |
Mouth | Schoharie Creek |
• location | Jewett Center |
• coordinates | 42°14′11″N 74°19′09″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,381 ft (421 m)[1] |
Length | 16 mi (26 km)[2] |
Basin size | 36.3 sq mi (94 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Jewett Center |
• minimum | 0.84 cu ft/s (0.024 m3/s) |
• maximum | 28,400 cu ft/s (800 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | East Kill → Schoharie Creek → Mohawk River → Hudson River → Upper New York Bay |
Tributaries | |
• right | Halsey Brook, Roaring Brook, Pasture Brook |
The East Kill's 36.3-square-mile (94 km2)[3] watershed accounts for 3.9 percent of the Schoharie basin and is located near the southern end of that creek's watershed.