Stony Clove Creek

Stony Clove Creek
A photograph of Notch Lake near the Stony Clove Notch. It is the beginning of the Stony Clove Creek.
Stony Clove Creek is located in New York Adirondack Park
Stony Clove Creek
Location of the mouth of Stony Clove Creek
Stony Clove Creek is located in the United States
Stony Clove Creek
Stony Clove Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCatskill Mountains
CountiesUlster, Greene
TownsHunter, Shandaken
Physical characteristics
SourceNotch Lake
 • locationStony Clove Notch, N of Edgewood, New York, U.S.
 • coordinates42°09′34″N 74°12′15″W / 42.1595332°N 74.2040319°W / 42.1595332; -74.2040319[1]
 • elevation1,980 feet (600 m)
MouthEsopus Creek
 • location
Phoenicia, New York, U.S.
 • coordinates
42°04′53″N 74°18′52″W / 42.0814794°N 74.3143143°W / 42.0814794; -74.3143143[1]
 • elevation
804 ft (245 m)[1]
Length10.3 mi (16.6 km)
Basin size32.4 square miles (83.9 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationChichester
 • minimum3.1 cu ft/s (0.088 m3/s)
 • maximum14,300 cu ft/s (400 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftWarner Creek
 • rightMyrtle Brook, Hollow Tree Brook, Ox Clove Brook

Stony Clove Creek is a 10.3-mile-long (16.6 km)[3] creek in the Catskill Mountains in New York. It is a tributary of Esopus Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Hudson River. It joins the Esopus in the village of Phoenicia, and has two smaller tributaries up north of Phoenicia.

  1. ^ a b c "Stony Clove Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Baldigo, B.P.; George, S.D; Keller, W.D. (2015). "Fish Assemblages in the Upper Esopus Creek, NY: Current Status, Variability, and Controlling Factors". Northeastern Naturalist. 22 (2). Eagle Hill Institute: 349. doi:10.1656/045.022.0209. S2CID 83930062. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 3, 2011