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Birch Creek (Esopus Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 42°06′18″N 74°26′33″W / 42.1050899°N 74.4423734°W / 42.1050899; -74.4423734
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Birch Creek
Birch Creek (Esopus Creek tributary) is located in New York Adirondack Park
Birch Creek (Esopus Creek tributary)
Location of the mouth of Birch Creek
Birch Creek (Esopus Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Birch Creek (Esopus Creek tributary)
Birch Creek (Esopus Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCatskill Mountains
CountiesUlster, Greene
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates42°10′27″N 74°26′34″W / 42.174255°N 74.4426506°W / 42.174255; -74.4426506[1]
MouthEsopus Creek
 • location
Big Indian
 • coordinates
42°06′18″N 74°26′33″W / 42.1050899°N 74.4423734°W / 42.1050899; -74.4423734[1]
 • elevation
1,181 ft (360 m)[1]
Basin size12.6 square miles (33 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationBig Indian
 • minimum1.6 cu ft/s (0.045 m3/s)
 • maximum1,460 cu ft/s (41 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftCathedral Brook, Giggle Hollow
 • rightRose Mountain Brook, Rochester Hollow

Birch Creek flows into Esopus Creek in Big Indian. Most of Belleayre Ski Resort is located within Birch Creek’s watershed, and therefore the runoff from the ski resorts snowpack drains into Birch Creek via Cathedral Brook.

Hydrology

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Discharge

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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has maintained a stream gauge along Birch Creek since October 1998. The gauge is located in Big Indian, .1 miles (0.16 km) upstream from Lasher Road. It had a maximum discharge of 1,460 cubic feet (41 m3) per second on August 28, 2011, as Hurricane Irene passed through the area. It had a minimum discharge of 1.6 cubic feet (0.045 m3) per second on September 26, 2008.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Birch Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "USGS 013621955 BIRCH CREEK AT BIG INDIAN NY". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 May 2020.