Stockport Creek
is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed October 3, 2011 tributary to the
Hudson River
The Hudson River, historically the North River, is a river that flows from north to south largely through eastern New York (state), New York state. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains at Henderson Lake (New York), Henderson Lake in the ...
in the town of
Stockport, New York
Stockport is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 2,670 at the 2020 census,US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Report, Stockport town, Columbia County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=we ...
, in the United States. Its source is the confluence of
Kinderhook Creek and
Claverack Creek near the village of Stockport. Its mouth is at the Hudson River at the western boundary of Stockport. The creek is tidal for about one mile inland from the Hudson River.
Staats House Information
History
The creek was previously known as Major Abrams (Staats) Kill or Creek, after the early New Netherlands colonist.
Fish
The three mile stretch of Stockport Creek holds important spawning ground for the Hudson River's anadromous fish such as Blueback Herring, Alewives, Striped Bass, American Shad, White Perch, Smelt, Atlantic Sturgeon and Shortnose Sturgeon. Some spawning fish travel as far up to spawn as Claverack and Kinderhook creek. The tidal mudflats and littoral zones at the mouth of the river also host feeding grounds for Striped bass. They also act as a nursery area for juvenile migratory fishes. There is a large concentration of smallmouth bass in Stockport creek.
Tributaries
* Kinderhook Creek
* Claverack Creek
See also
* List of rivers of New York
References
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Rivers of Columbia County, New York
Rivers of New York (state)
Tributaries of the Hudson River