Sprout Creek

Sprout Creek in Verbank
Map of the Fishkill Creek drainage basin showing Sprout Creek

Sprout Creek is a 24.8-mile-long (39.9 km)[1] creek located entirely within Dutchess County, New York, United States.[2][3] It is the largest tributary of Fishkill Creek,[4] entering that creek some 11 miles (18 km) upstream from the Hudson River.[1][5] The creek is annually stocked with 6,000 brown trout, and maintains its own natural population of trout.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 3, 2011
  2. ^ Eric H. Newman (2002). Flyfisher's Guide to New York. Wilderness Adventures Press. p. 148. ISBN 1-885106-92-0.
  3. ^ William Hubert Burr (1904). Report of the Commission on additional water supply for the city of New York. University of Wisconsin. p. 462.
  4. ^ "Natural Resources Management Plan For The Fishkill Creek Watershed" (PDF). Fishkill Creek Watershed Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  5. ^ Smith, Joseph Mather (1860). Report on the medical topography and epidemics of the state of New York. Collins. p. 122.