Valley Stream Brook

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Valley Stream Brook
Location
CountryUnited States
Region South Shore of Long Island, New York
Physical characteristics
Mouth Hook Creek
  coordinates
40°38′53″N73°44′23″W / 40.6481594°N 73.7398543°W / 40.6481594; -73.7398543

Valley Stream Brook (more commonly known as Valley Stream) is a stream on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.

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Description

Valley Stream runs between Franklin Square and Hook Creek, ultimately emptying into Jamaica Bay. [1] [2] The creek begins in Franklin Square, flowing towards the south, west, and southwest to Hook Creek in Woodmere. [3]

Valley Stream eventually reaches its southern terminus at its confluence with Hook Creek, just south of Rosedale Road. [2] From there, the water from Valley Stream continues down Hook Creek, eventually reaching Jamaica Bay. [1] [3]

Communities which Valley Stream Brook passes through include Franklin Square, North Valley Stream, Valley Stream, South Valley Stream, and Woodmere in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County – in addition to touching the Rosedale section of the New York City borough of Queens at its confluence with Hook Creek. [1] [3]

History

In the 1850s, Valley Stream's water was used in providing the CIty of Brooklyn with its public drinking water. [4] [5]

In the late 1980s, portions of Valley Stream and its tributaries (such as Clear Stream and Mill Brook) began to dry up, leading to restoration efforts being undertaken. [2] This included the construction of a new dam. [2]

The stream is the namesake of North Valley Stream, South Valley Stream, and the Village of Valley Stream. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail – Valley Stream". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Popper, Ellen K. (1990-10-21). "Valley Stream's Drying Brook". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. 1 2 3 "EPA – Waters GeoViewer". epa.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  4. Popper, Ellen K. (1990-10-21). "When Many Streams Ran Clean". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  5. "History of Valley Stream". www.vsvny.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  6. Winsche, Richard (October 1, 1999). The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names. Interlaken, New York: Empire State Books. pp. 99–100. ISBN   978-1557871541.