Bowmans Creek

Bowmans Creek
Bowmans Creek north of Clinton Road, north of the hamlet of Sprout Brook
Map
EtymologyJacob Bowman
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York Region
CountyMontgomery
TownsMinden, Canajoharie
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed field
 • locationWest of Hessville, New York
 • coordinates42°52′36″N 74°43′31″W / 42.8767397°N 74.7251456°W / 42.8767397; -74.7251456
MouthCanajoharie Creek
 • location
East of Sprout Brook, New York
 • coordinates
42°50′58″N 74°40′39″W / 42.8495178°N 74.6773661°W / 42.8495178; -74.6773661[1]
 • elevation
715 ft (218 m)
Basin size6.2 sq mi (16 km2)[2]

Bowmans Creek is a river in Montgomery County, New York. It begins west of the hamlet of Hessville and just south of the hamlet of Ripple Corners. It then flows in a mostly southeast direction for a few miles passing through the hamlet of Sprout Brook before flowing into the Canajoharie Creek just east of the hamlet of Sprout Brook.

  1. ^ "Bowmans Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. ^ "USGS 0134907265 BOWMANS CREEK AT MOUTH AT SPROUT BROOK NY". waterdata.usgs.gov. waterdata.usgs.gov. May 23, 1997. Retrieved 23 May 2019. data