Schoharie Creek

Schoharie Creek
Schoharie Creek flowing into the Mohawk River, from Tribes Hill Park in Amsterdam, New York.
Map of the Schoharie Creek drainage basin
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Physical characteristics
Source	Indian Head Mountain
Mouth	Mohawk River
• location	Fort Hunter
• coordinates	42°56′28″N 74°17′32″W / 42.94111°N 74.29222°W / 42.94111; -74.29222
• elevation	274 ft (84 m)
Length	93 mi (150 km)
Basin size	928 sq mi (2,400 km2)[1]
Discharge
• location	Burtonsville
• minimum	2.4 cu ft/s (0.068 m3/s)
• maximum	128,000 cu ft/s (3,600 m3/s)
Basin features
Progression	Schoharie Creek → Mohawk River → Hudson River → Upper New York Bay
Tributaries
• left	West Kill, Panther Creek, Cobleskill Creek
• right	East Kill, Batavia Kill, Little Schoharie Creek, Fox Creek

Schoharie Creek is a river in New York that flows north 93 miles (150 km)^[2] from the foot of Indian Head Mountain in the Catskills through the Schoharie Valley to the Mohawk River. It is twice impounded north of Prattsville to create New York City's Schoharie Reservoir and the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project.

The Erie Canal crossed over the creek by an aqueduct at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site.

Two notable bridge collapses have occurred on Schoharie Creek. In 1987, two spans of the New York State Thruway collapsed. On August 28, 2011, the covered Old Blenheim Bridge collapsed due to flooding from Hurricane Irene.