Bowman Creek (Schoharie Creek)
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| Water code | US : 944526 | |
| location | Schenectady County in New York (USA) | |
| River system | Hudson River | |
| Drain over | Schoharie Creek → Mohawk River → Hudson River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | southeast of Braman Corners 42 ° 47 ′ 58 " N , 74 ° 11 ′ 58" W |
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| muzzle | near Burtonsville in Schoharie Creek Coordinates: 42 ° 48 ′ 12 " N , 74 ° 15 ′ 28" W 42 ° 48 ′ 12 " N , 74 ° 15 ′ 28" W. |
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| Mouth height |
149 m
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| length | 4.2 km | |
The Bowman Creek is a small river in Schenectady County , in the east of the US state New York , in the United States .
It rises about 1.5 kilometers southeast of Braman Corners , flows from there in a north-westerly direction, where it then turns west at Bramans Corner . The river flows into Schoharie Creek about 250 meters south of New York State Route 160 as a tributary . The river length is 4.2 kilometers.
Bowman Creek flows through the NRHP- listed Eatons Corners Historic District (NRHP ID 84003196).
At the end of July 2008, floods caused great damage in the catchment area following heavy rainfall .
The river is historically mentioned in the Battle of New Dorlach on July 10, 1781.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Bowman Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Part 879: Schoharie Creek Drainage Basin - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
- ↑ Klickitat Basin (WRIA 30) Watershed Management Plan ( Memento of the original dated December 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 1.5 MB)
- ^ Eatons Corners Historic District, Duanesburg Town, Schenectady County, Delanson NY, 12053
- ^ Bowman Creek: Sediment transport and slumping related to the July 2008 flooding (pictures of the damage caused by the 2008 flood)
- ↑ Battle Of New Dorlach
