Fall Kill

Fall Kill
Stream
Fall Kill draining into the Hudson River, as seen from the Walkway over the Hudson
Country United States
State New York
County Dutchess County
City Poughkeepsie
Source
 - location Town of Clinton
 - coordinates 41°50′43″N 73°52′24″W / 41.84528°N 73.87333°W / 41.84528; -73.87333 [1]
Mouth Hudson River
 - location City of Poughkeepsie
 - coordinates 41°42′33″N 73°56′25″W / 41.70917°N 73.94028°W / 41.70917; -73.94028Coordinates: 41°42′33″N 73°56′25″W / 41.70917°N 73.94028°W / 41.70917; -73.94028 [1]
Length 38 mi (61 km)
Basin 19.5 sq mi (51 km2)
Location of the mouth of the Fall Kill in New York State

The Fall Kill is a creek in Dutchess County, New York, United States.[1] The stream is approximately 38 miles (61 km) long, and joins the Hudson River in the city of Poughkeepsie.

Course

The creek begins in the towns of Hyde Park and Clinton, flows southward through the town and city of Poughkeepsie, and drains into the Hudson River. The creek's drainage basin accounts for approximately 12,476 acres (19.5 sq mi; 50.5 km2) of the larger Hudson Direct Watershed. As of the 2000 Census, about 28,500 people resided in this area.[2]

Although the northern section of the creek is characterized by marshes and wetlands harboring several threatened or endangered species, the southern end of the creek is surrounded by heavy urbanization. In the city of Poughkeepsie, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of the Fall Kill were channelized by stone walls during the Great Depression.[2]

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation designates the creek as a "Class C" stream, meaning it is suitable for fishing. The Fall Kill is also a third order stream by the time it reaches the Hudson River.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fall Kill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Patrick Bean; Thomas R. Lynch; David Burns (October 2006). "A Watershed Management Plan for the Fall Kill, Dutchess County, New York" (PDF). Hudson River Watershed Alliance. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
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