Cobleskill Creek

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Cobleskill Creek
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Location of the mouth within New York
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Cobleskill Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
State New York
Region Central New York
Counties Otsego, Schoharie
Physical characteristics
SourcePine Mountain
  locationWest of West Richmondville
  coordinates 42°39′02″N74°38′55″W / 42.6505953°N 74.6485376°W / 42.6505953; -74.6485376
Mouth Schoharie Creek
  location
Fort Hunter
  coordinates
42°42′40″N74°19′36″W / 42.7111862°N 74.3267994°W / 42.7111862; -74.3267994 Coordinates: 42°42′40″N74°19′36″W / 42.7111862°N 74.3267994°W / 42.7111862; -74.3267994
  elevation
927 ft (283 m)
Basin size139 sq mi (360 km2) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionCobleskill Creek → Schoharie Creek → Mohawk RiverHudson RiverUpper New York Bay
Tributaries 
  left West Creek
  right Punch Kill, Bear Gulch Brook

Cobleskill Creek is a river in Otsego and Schoharie counties in the state of New York. It starts at Pine Mountain west of West Richmondville and flows east-northeast before converging with Schoharie Creek in Central Bridge. The creek flows through the villages of Richmondville and Cobleskill.

Hydrology

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) maintains stream gauges along Cobleskill Creek. The station on South Grand Street, in operation from 1963 to 1965, 1974, 1987 and 2017 to present, is located .4 miles (0.64 km) south of Cobleskill. It had a maximum discharge of 6,570 cubic feet (186 m3) per second on March 5, 1964, and a minimum discharge of 2.09 cubic feet (0.059 m3) per second on July 21, 2018. [2]

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References

  1. "USGS 0135133105 COBLESKILL CREEK AT MOUTH AT CENTRAL BRIDGE NY". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  2. "USGS 01351298 COBLESKILL CREEK AT S GRAND ST AT COBLESKILL NY". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

Matthew Bowen Lost his prized goose on Cobleskill Creek in 2001.