Bear Kill

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Bear Kill
CountryUnited States
State New York
Physical characteristics
Main source Schoharie County, New York
River mouth Schoharie Creek
Grand Gorge, Delaware County, New York, United States
42°20′16″N74°27′06″W / 42.33778°N 74.45167°W / 42.33778; -74.45167 Coordinates: 42°20′16″N74°27′06″W / 42.33778°N 74.45167°W / 42.33778; -74.45167
Basin features
Basin size25.7 sq mi (67 km2)
Tributaries

Bear Kill is a river which flows into the Schoharie Creek southeast of Grand Gorge, New York. [1] The creek flows over Hardenburgh Falls.

Schoharie Creek river in New York, USA

Schoharie Creek in New York, flows north 93 miles (150 km) 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.

Grand Gorge is a hamlet in the town of Roxbury, Delaware County, New York, United States. Although it is unincorporated, Grand Gorge has a post office, with the ZIP code of 12434. It was the location of the Grand Gorge Railroad Station before the railroad station was torn down.

Hardenburgh Falls

Hardenburgh Falls is a waterfall in Delaware County, New York. It is located west of Grand Gorge along NY–23, on Bear Kill.

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References

  1. "Bear kill". usgs.gov. usgs. 1998. Retrieved 17 May 2017. data