Schoharie Creek

Schoharie Creek
Schoharie Creek flowing into the Mohawk River, from Tribes Hill Park in Amsterdam, New York.
Map of the Schoharie Creek drainage basin
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
Physical characteristics
SourceIndian Head Mountain
MouthMohawk River
 • location
Fort Hunter
 • coordinates
42°56′28″N 74°17′32″W / 42.94111°N 74.29222°W / 42.94111; -74.29222
 • elevation
274 ft (84 m)
Length93 mi (150 km)
Basin size928 sq mi (2,400 km2)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationBurtonsville
 • minimum2.4 cu ft/s (0.068 m3/s)
 • maximum128,000 cu ft/s (3,600 m3/s)
Basin features
ProgressionSchoharie Creek → Mohawk River → Hudson RiverUpper New York Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftWest Kill, Panther Creek, Cobleskill Creek
 • rightEast Kill, Batavia Kill, Little Schoharie Creek, Fox Creek
Schoharie Creek near its source in the Catskills
An autumn view of Schoharie Creek, facing northwest from the Schoharie Creek bridge

Schoharie Creek is a river in New York that flows north 93 miles (150 km)[2] from the foot of Indian Head Mountain in the Catskills through the Schoharie Valley to the Mohawk River. It is twice impounded north of Prattsville to create New York City's Schoharie Reservoir and the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project.

The Erie Canal crossed over the creek by an aqueduct at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site.

Two notable bridge collapses have occurred on Schoharie Creek. In 1987, two spans of the New York State Thruway collapsed. On August 28, 2011, the covered Old Blenheim Bridge collapsed due to flooding from Hurricane Irene.

  1. ^ "USGS 0135399605 SCHOHARIE CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR FORT HUNTER NY". National Water Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 11, 2011.