Mill Creek, also previously known as Tierken Kill, is a tributary to the

Hudson River The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...

. Poetanock was the Native American name for the stream. From its source just west of Snyders Lake in East Greenbush the stream travels southwest, then north and west to the Hudson River. The stream has two waterfalls, the Upper Falls on the Mill Brook, and the Lower Falls on the Mill Brook.Waterfalls of Rensselaer County, New York
Its mouth on the Hudson River is directly opposite Albany New York at what was

Van Rensselaer Island Van Rensselaer Island was an island in the Hudson River opposite the Administrative divisions of New York#City, city of Albany, New York, Albany, New York (state), New York. The island was also known as de Laet's Island, Kalebacker's Island, Bost ...

, in the City of Rensselaer.

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