Coeymans Creek
is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed October 3, 2011 tributary
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of the
Hudson River
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in
Albany County,
New York in the
United States
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.
The creek originates as the continuation of
Onesquethaw Creek,
which starts near
Clarksville, in the
Helderberg Mountains.
History
''O-nis'-ke-thau Creek'' is also called Coeymans Creek. There was a hamlet of this name in
New Scotland as well as Oniskethau flats and mountain. It is said to have been an early Native American name meaning cornfields.
Aboriginal place names of New York, By William Martin Beauchamp, page 22
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Tributaries
* Mosher Brook
* Onesquethaw Creek
* Feuri Spruyt (Feuri-Sprayt Kill), a small stream in the north part of Coeymans, disappears, and flows for half a mile in a subterranean passage, coming to the surface again in New Scotland.
See also
*List of rivers of New York
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By drainage basin
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Long I ...
*Onesquethaw Valley Historic District
Onesquethaw Valley Historic District is a national historic district principally located at New Scotland in Albany County, New York. It includes 25 contributing buildings and three contributing archaeological sites. In encompasses farmsteads ...
References
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Rivers of Albany County, New York
Rivers of New York (state)
Tributaries of the Hudson River