Plattekill Creek

Plattekill Creek
Map of Esopus Creek watershed, showing Plattekill Creek
Plattekill Creek is located in New York Adirondack Park
Plattekill Creek
Location of the mouth of Plattekill Creek
Plattekill Creek is located in the United States
Plattekill Creek
Plattekill Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCatskill Mountains
CountiesUlster, Greene
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth slopes of Kaaterskill High Peak
 • coordinates42°09′13″N 74°04′37″W / 42.1537003°N 74.0770825°W / 42.1537003; -74.0770825[1]
MouthEsopus Creek
 • coordinates
42°01′17″N 73°59′16″W / 42.0214805°N 73.9879150°W / 42.0214805; -73.9879150[1]
 • elevation
118 ft (36 m)[1]
Length16.7 mi (26.9 km)
Basin features
WaterfallsOld Mill Falls, Plattekill Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Gray Rock Falls, Schalks Falls

Plattekill Creek is a 16.7-mile-long (26.9 km)[2] tributary of Esopus Creek in the Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. From its source on the southern slopes of Kaaterskill High Peak, it flows across Ulster and Greene counties to the Esopus at Mount Marion. The name is a Dutch word meaning "flat brook".[1]

Plattekill Creek passes through the Platte Clove Preserve, which is a 208-acre nature preserve, that includes Plattekill Falls along with other waterfalls and also trails. The preserve is located in Platte Clove in the town of Hunter.

  1. ^ a b c d "Plattekill Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 15, 2020

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