Read Creek

Last updated
Read Creek
Location
Country United States
State New York
County Delaware
Physical characteristics
Source Merrick Pond
  locationSW of Rock Rift
  coordinates 42°03′56″N75°13′05″W / 42.0656416°N 75.2179484°W / 42.0656416; -75.2179484
  elevation1,919 [1]  ft (585 m)
Mouth East Branch Delaware River
  location
NE of Fishs Eddy
  coordinates
41°58′47″N75°09′54″W / 41.97972°N 75.16500°W / 41.97972; -75.16500 Coordinates: 41°58′47″N75°09′54″W / 41.97972°N 75.16500°W / 41.97972; -75.16500 [2]
  elevation
961 ft (293 m)
Basin size17.2 sq mi (45 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left Rich Creek, East Brook
  right Dry Brook

Read Creek is a river in Delaware County, New York. It drains Merrick Pond and flows east until it meets the unnamed creek that drains Trask Pond, then begins flowing south receiving its other tributaries before converging with the East Branch Delaware River northeast of Fishs Eddy. [3]

Related Research Articles

West Branch Delaware River River in New York, United States

The West Branch Delaware River is one of two branches that form the Delaware River. It is approximately 90 mi (144 km) long, and flows through the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. It winds through a mountainous area of New York in the western Catskill Mountains for most of its course, before joining the East Branch along the northeast border of Pennsylvania with New York. Midway or so it is empounded by the Cannonsville Dam to form the Cannonsville Reservoir, both part of the New York City water supply system for delivering drinking water to the City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chippewa River (Michigan)</span> River in Michigan, United States

The Chippewa River is a stream in Michigan, United States, that runs 91.8 miles (147.7 km) through the central Lower Peninsula. The Chippewa is a tributary of the Tittabawassee River and is thus part of the Saginaw River drainage basin. The river is named after the Chippewa people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black River (St. Clair River tributary)</span> River in Michigan, United States

Black River is an 81.0-mile-long (130.4 km) river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing into the St. Clair River in the city of Port Huron. The Black River Canal in northern Port Huron extends east into Lake Huron near Krafft Road.

Cornell Mountain Mountain located in Ulster County, New York

Cornell Mountain is a mountain located in Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Burroughs Range of the Catskill Mountains. Cornell Mountain is flanked to the northeast by Wittenberg Mountain, to the southwest by Friday Mountain, and to the west by 4,180-foot (1,270 m) Slide Mountain — the highest peak in the Catskills.

Cow Creek (South Umpqua River tributary) River in Oregon, United States

Cow Creek is a medium-sized river in southwestern Oregon, a tributary of the South Umpqua River. It drains an area of over 400 square miles (1,000 km2) on the western foothills of the Cascade Range and within the Oregon Coast Range. Although the vast majority of the basin is within Douglas County, a tiny portion in the southeast extends into northern Jackson County.

Thomes Creek River in California, United States

Thomes Creek is a major watercourse on the west side of the Sacramento Valley in Northern California. The creek originates in the Coast Ranges and flows east for about 62 miles (100 km) to join the Sacramento River, at a point about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Corning in Tehama County.

Butternut Creek (Unadilla River tributary) River in New York, United States

Butternut Creek is a 37-mile-long (60 km) river in the state of New York. It converges with the Unadilla River just downstream of Mount Upton. The creek has many fish for fishing dominated by largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, wall-eye, chain pickerel, rock bass, and yellow perch.

Lake Brook is a river in Delaware County, New York. It drains Odell Lake and flows south before converging with the West Branch Delaware River west of Hobart.

Wright Brook is a river in Delaware County, New York. It drains Creamery Pond and flows south before converging with the West Branch Delaware River south of Bloomville.

Falls Creek is a river in Delaware County in the state of New York. It begins east of the hamlet of Meredith and flows in a generally southeast direction before flowing into the West Branch Delaware River north-northeast of the village of Delhi. Watauga Falls is a waterfall located on the creek.

Cold Spring Creek is a river in Delaware County, New York. It drains Clarks Pond and flows south before converging with the West Branch Delaware River in Stilesville.

Paunnacussing Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River contained wholly within Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It rises from a pond north of Mechanicsville, in Buckingham Township and drains into the Delaware at Bull Island just upstream of Lumberville in Solebury Township.

East Branch Cold Spring Creek is a river in Delaware County, New York. It drains Beales Pond and converges with Cold Spring Creek north of Stilesville.

Merrick Pond is a small lake southwest of Rock Rift in Delaware County, New York. It drains east via Read Creek which flows into the East Branch Delaware River. Perkins Pond is located west and Trask Pond is located east of Merrick Pond.

Trask Pond is a small lake southwest of Rock Rift in Delaware County, New York. It drains south via an unnamed creek that flows into Read Creek, which flows into the East Branch Delaware River. Merrick Pond is located west and Rock Rift Mountain is located east of Trask Pond.

Perkins Pond is a small lake southwest of Rock Rift in Delaware County, New York. It drains southwest via an unnamed creek that flows into Cadosia Creek, which flows into the East Branch Delaware River. Merrick Pond is located east of Perkins Pond.

Beaver Meadow Pond is a small lake northwest of Readburn in Delaware County, New York. It drains southwest via Dry Brook, which flows into Read Creek. Hawk Mountain is located southwest of Beaver Meadow Pond.

Beales Pond is a small lake located south of the hamlet of Masonville in Delaware County, New York. Beales Pond drains south via East Branch Cold Spring Creek which flows into Cold Spring Creek, which flows into the West Branch Delaware River.

Clarks Pond is a small lake located south-southeast of the hamlet of Masonville in Delaware County, New York. Clarks Pond drains south via Cold Spring Creek which flows into the West Branch Delaware River.

Whiting River (Connecticut) River in Connecticut, United States

The Whiting River is a southward-flowing stream located in Massachusetts and the far northwest corner of Connecticut in the United States. The river runs for seven miles from its source at the Thousand Acre Swamp in New Marlborough before emptying into the Blackberry River in North Canaan. The river follows a curving southwesterly course for four miles in Massachusetts, passing over 100-foot-high Campbell Falls at Campbell Falls State Park Reserve, where it is joined by the northwest-flowing Ginger Creek. It flows south for 2.78 miles from the state line north of Canaan Valley to its mouth on the Blackberry River in Connecticut.

References

  1. "Merrick Pond". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. "Read Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  3. "Read creek". usgs.gov. usgs. 1998. Retrieved 17 May 2017. data