Shawangunk Kill

Shawangunk Kill
The Shawangunk Kill where it divides Orange and Ulster counties
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionHudson Valley
CountiesOrange, Sullivan, Ulster
TownsGreenville, Mamakating, Wawayanda, Wallkill,
Crawford, Shawangunk, Gardiner
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed pond
 • locationGreenville, New York
 • coordinates41°23′35″N 74°36′10″W / 41.3931°N 74.6029°W / 41.3931; -74.6029
 • elevation1,240 ft (380 m)
MouthWallkill River
 • location
W of Gardiner, New York
 • coordinates
41°41′01″N 74°09′55″W / 41.6835°N 74.1652°W / 41.6835; -74.1652
 • elevation
180 ft (55 m)
Length47 mi (76 km)
Basin size147 sq mi (380 km2)
Discharge 
 • average138 cu ft/s (3.9 m3/s)

The Shawangunk Kill is a 47.2-mile-long (76.0 km)[1] stream that flows northward through Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties, New York, in the United States. It is the largest tributary of the Wallkill River.

It takes its name from the neighboring Shawangunk Ridge, where it rises in the town of Greenville, then flowing down into the valley. For part of its length, it forms the northwestern boundary of Orange County, with first Sullivan and then Ulster County along the other side.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 3, 2011