Schoharie Creek
| Schoharie Creek | ||
 Schoharie Creek |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 964599 | |
| location | New York (USA) | |
| River system | Hudson River | |
| Drain over | Mohawk River → Hudson River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | on Indian Head Mountain in the Catskill Mountains 42 ° 7 ′ 16 ″ N , 74 ° 7 ′ 11 ″ W |
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Mohawk River Coordinates: 42 ° 56 ′ 28 " N , 74 ° 17 ′ 33" W 42 ° 56 ′ 28 " N , 74 ° 17 ′ 33" W. |
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| Mouth height |
84 m
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| length | 150 km | |
| Right tributaries | Bowman Creek , Fox Creek | |
| Reservoirs flowed through |
Schoharie Reservoir , Blenheim-Gilboa Lower Basin |
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| Communities | Prattsville , Blenheim , Middleburgh , Esperance | |
 Catchment area and course of Schoharie Creek |
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The Schoharie Creek is a right tributary of the Mohawk River in the US state of New York .
River course
Schoharie Creek has its source on Indian Head Mountain in the Catskill Mountains . It flows mainly in a northerly direction. The Schoharie Reservoir is located on the upper reaches . The lower basin of the Blenheim-Gilboa pumped storage power plant is located 5 km downstream . It is operated by the New York Power Authority and has four units with a total output of 1000 MW. It flows further north past Blenheim , Middleburgh and Esperance and finally flows into the Mohawk River at Port Hunter . The Schoharie Creek has a length of 150 km.
history
Two famous bridges over Schoharie Creek have collapsed in the past. In 1987, two support lengths of the New York State Thruway broke . On August 28, 2011, the covered bridge, Old Blenheim Bridge, was destroyed by the floods caused by Hurricane Irene .
The Erie Canal used to cross Schoharie Creek by means of an aqueduct . Today the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site is located there .
