Fish Creek (East Branch Delaware River)

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Fish Creek
River
Country United States
State New York
Tributaries
 - left Knowles Brook
Source
 - location Delaware County, New York
Mouth East Branch Delaware River
 - location Fishs Eddy, New York, Delaware County, New York , United States
 - coordinates 41°57′56″N75°10′53″W / 41.96556°N 75.18139°W / 41.96556; -75.18139 Coordinates: 41°57′56″N75°10′53″W / 41.96556°N 75.18139°W / 41.96556; -75.18139
Basin11.4 sq mi (30 km2)

Fish Creek flows into the East Branch Delaware River by Fishs Eddy, New York. [1]

East Branch Delaware River river in the United States of America

The East Branch Delaware River is one of two branches that form the Delaware River. It is approximately 75 mi (144 km) long, and flows through the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. It winds through a mountainous area on the southwestern edge of Catskill Park in the Catskill Mountains for most of its course, before joining the West Branch along the northeast border of Pennsylvania with New York. For a long stretch it serves as the Blue Line, the park's boundary. Much of it is paralleled by state highway NY 30.

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References

  1. "Fish Creek". usgs.gov. usgs. 1998. Retrieved 17 May 2017. data