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The Esopus Creek is a small river in southeastern New York, United States. The Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River and joins that river by the Village of Saugerties in the northeast corner of Ulster County. It was named after the Esopus Tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy, who traveled through the area. They did not live there, though, as the area had rocky soil, which made for relatively poor farming land. River upstream of an Australian trout farm A river is a large natural waterway. ...
Official language(s) None Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ...
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The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ...
Saugerties is a village located in Ulster County, New York. ...
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the states beautiful Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. ...
The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the League of Peace and Power) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. ...
The Esopus originates at Winnisook Lake in the Catskill Mountains, and flows in a circle around Panther Mountain. It eventually leaves the vicinity of the mountain, and flows several miles until it reaches the Ashokan Reservoir. It them runs down the spillway on the dam that holds the reservoir back at Olivebridge, and flows southeast until it takes a sharp turn and heads northeast. From there, the creek continues eastward until it flows north into the Hudson in Saugerties. Winnisook Lake Winnisook Lake is an artificial lake located in the town of Shandaken in Ulster County, New York. ...
Catskill Escarpment and Blackhead Range as seen from Overlook Mountain The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills), a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are not, despite their popular name, true geological mountains, but rather a mature dissected plateau...
The Ashokan Reservoir is a reservoir in Ulster County, New York, USA. The reservoir is in the eastern end of the Catskill State Park, and is one of several reservoirs created to provide the City of New York with water. ...
Saugerties is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 19,868 at the 2000 census. ...
The creek is an implement in New York City's water supply system. Water from the Schoharie Reservoir flows through the Shandaken Tunnel, and empties out into the Esopus at Allaben, New York. This water then flows 11 miles down the Esopus, and empties into the Ashokan Reservoir. This section is class 2-3 whitewater [[1]] and is the site of a whitewater slalom in the Fall. The water in the reservoir that doesn't run down the spillway at the Olivebnridge Dam enters the Catskill Aqueduct and enters New York City's water supply distribution system. Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ...
The Schoharie Reservoir is located about 36 miles (57. ...
The Shandaken Tunnel is an underground tunnel in Eastern New York State, and is part of the New York City Water Supply System. ...
The Catskill Aqueduct is an aqueduct that takes water from the Ashokan Reservoir and the Schoharie Reservoir (water flows from the Schoharie Reservoir into the Ashokan Reservoir), and brings it down to New York City. ...
See also
This is a list of rivers in the state of New York in the United States. ...
A photograph of Notch Lake near the Stony Clove Notch. ...
External links | v • d • e Implements in New York City's Water Supply System | | Reservoirs (Croton Watershed): | New Croton Reservoir, Boyds Corner Reservoir, Middle Branch Reservoir, East Branch Reservoir/Bog Brook Reservoir, Titicus Reservoir, West Branch Reservoir, Amawalk Reservoir, Muscoot Reservoir, Cross River Reservoir, Croton Falls Reservoir/Diverting Reservoir | | Reservoirs (Catskill/Delaware Watershed): | Ashokan Reservoir, Kensico Reservoir, Schoharie Reservoir, Rondout Reservoir, Neversink Reservoir, Pepacton Reservoir, Cannonsville Reservoir | | Controlled Lakes | Kirk Lake, Lake Gilead, Lake Gleneida | | Distributing Waterways | Croton River, West Branch Croton River, Middle Branch Croton River, East Branch Croton River, Titicus River, Muscoot River, Cross River, Esopus Creek | | Aqueducts: | New Croton Aqueduct, Catskill Aqueduct, Shandaken Tunnel, Delaware Aqueduct, Neversink Tunnel, East Delaware Tunnel, West Delaware Tunnel | | Storage Reservoirs: | Hillview Reservoir, Jerome Park Reservoir, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, Silver Lake Reservoir, Ridgewood Reservoir | | Distribution Tunnels: | New York City Water Tunnel No. 1, New York City Water Tunnel No. 2, New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 (under construction), Richmond Tunnel | |
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