Verf Kill

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Verf Kill
River
Country United States
State New York
Mouth Mohawk River
 - location Pattersonville, New York
 - elevation 238 ft (73 m)
 - coordinates 42°53′09″N74°03′12″W / 42.88583°N 74.05333°W / 42.88583; -74.05333 Coordinates: 42°53′09″N74°03′12″W / 42.88583°N 74.05333°W / 42.88583; -74.05333 [1]
Basin 2.07 sq mi (5 km2)

Verf Kill flows into the Mohawk River near Pattersonville, New York. [2]

Mohawk River river in New York state, United States

The Mohawk River is a 149-mile-long (240 km) river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in Cohoes, New York, a few miles north of the city of Albany. The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. It is a major waterway in north-central New York.

Verf Kill is a name derived from Dutch meaning "paint creek". [3]

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References

  1. "Verf kill". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  2. usgs, usgs (1995). "Verf kill". usgs.gov. usgs. Retrieved 20 April 2017. data
  3. University of the State of New York Bulletin. University of the State of New York. 1914. p. 58.