Valley Stream Brook (more commonly known as Valley Stream) is a stream on the
South Shore of
Long Island
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, in
New York
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, United States.
Description
Valley Stream Brook runs between
Franklin Square and
Hook Creek, ultimately emptying into
Jamaica Bay
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.
The creek begins in Franklin Square, flowing towards the south, west, and southwest to Hook Creek in
Woodmere.
Valley Stream eventually reaches its southern terminus at its confluence with Hook Creek, just south of Rosedale Road.
From there, the water from Valley Stream continues down Hook Creek, eventually reaching Jamaica Bay.
Communities which Valley Stream Brook passes through include Franklin Square,
North Valley Stream,
Valley Stream,
South Valley Stream, and Woodmere in the
Town of Hempstead in
Nassau County – in addition to touching the
Rosedale section of the
New York City
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History
...
of
Queens
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at its confluence with Hook Creek.
History
In the 1850s, Valley Stream's water was used in providing the
City of Brooklyn
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with its public drinking water.
In the late 1980s, portions of Valley Stream and its tributaries (such as Clear Stream and Mill Brook) began to dry up, leading to restoration efforts being undertaken.
This included the construction of a new dam.
The stream is the namesake of North Valley Stream, South Valley Stream, and the Village of Valley Stream.
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See also
*
Geography of Long Island
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*
Motts Creek (Nassau County, New York)
References
Valley Stream, New York
Bodies of water of Nassau County, New York
Rivers of New York (state)
Rivers of New York City