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Jackson Creek (Sprout Creek)
Jackson Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed October 3, 2011 tributary of Sprout Creek in Dutchess County, New York. Via Sprout Creek and Fishkill Creek, water from Jackson Creek flows to the Hudson River. Jackson Creek's subwatershed covers of land. Course Jackson Creek rises in the town of Union Vale. It flows southwestward and receives a small creek from the right bank. Passing through relatively rural land, the creek receives a larger creek from its left bank and abruptly turns westward. After meeting a small tributary on its right bank, Jackson Creek resumes a southwestward course and crosses under New York State Route 55, locally Freedom Plains Road. Now in a more developed area, it converges with another creek and flows under County Route 21 (Noxon Road). The creek passes under NY 82, and shortly thereafter receives a small stream from the right bank. The creek flows near the Lagrange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Creek , once known as Jackson Creek, in Pennsylvania
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Jackson Creek may refer to: ;In Australia *Jackson Creek (Victoria), a watercourse of the Port Phillip catchment in Victoria ;In Canada *Jackson Creek (Alberta) *Jackson Creek (Toronto) *Jackson Creek (Peterborough, Ontario) ;In the United States *Jackson Creek, in Oregon *Jackson Creek (Dry Creek), in California *Jackson Creek (Monroe County, Indiana), in Indiana *Jackson Creek (Sprout Creek), in New York *Jackson Creek (Uwharrie River tributary), a stream in Randolph County, North Carolina *Little Swatara Creek Little Swatara Creek (once known as Jackson Creek) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of Swatara Creek in southeast Pennsylvania in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 82
New York State Route 82 (NY 82) is a state highway in the eastern Hudson Valley of New York (state), New York in the United States. It begins at an junction with New York State Route 52, NY 52 northeast of the Fishkill (village), New York, village of Fishkill, bends eastward towards Millbrook, New York, Millbrook, and then returns westward to end at a junction with U.S. Route 9 (New York), U.S. Route 9, New York State Route 9H, NY 9H, and New York State Route 23, NY 23 at Bell Pond, near Claverack, New York, Claverack. NY 82 meets the Taconic State Parkway twice; it is the only state highway that has more than one exit with the parkway. The road spans two counties: Dutchess County, New York, Dutchess and Columbia County, New York, Columbia. NY 82 was assigned as part of the 1930 state highway renumbering (New York), 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. An alternate route of NY 82 from South Millbrook to Pine Plains (CDP), New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of New York (state)
The geography of New York (state) varies widely. Most of New York is dominated by farms, forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes. New York's Adirondack Park is larger than any U.S. National Park in the contiguous United States. Niagara Falls, on the Niagara River as it flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is a popular attraction. The Hudson River begins near Lake Tear of the Clouds and flows south through the eastern part of the state without draining lakes George or Champlain. Lake George empties at its north end into Lake Champlain, whose northern end extends into Canada, where it drains into the Richelieu River and then the St. Lawrence. Four of New York City's five boroughs are on the three islands at the mouth of the Hudson River: Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island. "Upstate" is a common term for New York counties north of suburban Westchester, Rockland and Dutchess counties. Upstate New York typically includes the Catskill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of New York
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New York. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented by order of confluence with their main stem, from mouth to source. Long Island Sound (northern side) *''Housatonic River (CT)'' ** Tenmile River *** Swamp River **** Mill River *** Webatuck Creek **Green River *''Norwalk River (CT)'' **Silvermine River *Rippowam River ** Mill River *Mianus River *Byram River **Wampus River *Blind Brook *Mamaroneck River **Sheldrake River *Hutchinson River Long Island ;Long Island Sound *Nissequogue River * Wading River ;Block Island Sound *Peconic River **Little River ;Atlantic Ocean *Carmans River 10 miles *Connetquot River 6 miles * Forge River 3.2 miles * Swan River 2 miles *Patchogue River 1 mile * Carlls River *Massapequa Creek *Seaford Creek *Bellmore Creek *East Meadow Brook *Cedar Swamp Creek * Mill River * Aspatuck River *Speonk River New York Harbor *Arthur Kill (tidal strait) ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipomoea Cairica
''Ipomoea cairica'' is a vining, herbaceous, perennial plant with palmate leaves and large, showy white to lavender flowers. A species of morning glory, it has many common names, including mile-a-minute vine, Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, coast morning glory and railroad creeper.Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet USDA PLANTS The species name ''cairica'' translates to "from ", the city where this species was first collected.Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet var. cairica SA National Biodiversity Institute Description ...
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Beekman, New York
Beekman is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is part of the Poughkeepsie– Newburgh– Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY- NJ- CT- PA Combined Statistical Area. The population was 14,172 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Henry Beekman, a 17th-century land owner. History The "Beekman" name became attached to the area in 1697, from Henry Beekman, a Kingston native, who had numerous land stakes in Dutchess County. The town had also been occupied by the Wappinger Indians, before the first European settlers arrived around 1710. The Beekman Patent, granted to Beekman in 1697, was the second largest land holding in Dutchess County. In 1737, Beekman became an official precinct, and local government was erected. 1788 was the initial period of establishing towns and counties in the newly independent state of New York, but parts were removed subsequently to form other towns. Beekman contri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (informally referred to as NYSDEC, DEC, EnCon or NYSENCON) is a department of New York state government. The department guides and regulates the conservation, improvement, and protection of New York's natural resources; manages Forest Preserve lands in the Adirondack and Catskill parks, state forest lands, and wildlife management areas; regulates sport fishing, hunting and trapping; and enforces the state's environmental laws and regulations. Its regulations are compiled in Title 6 of the ''New York Codes, Rules and Regulations''. It was founded in 1970, replacing the Conservation Department. and is headed by Basil Seggos. NYS DEC had an annual budget of about $1,430 million for FY 2017, and employs roughly 3,000 people across New York State. It manages over of protected state-owned land and another of privately owned land on which it holds conservation easements. The department's activities go beyond land management ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaGrange, New York
LaGrange ( ) is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 15,975 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the estate of the Marquis de Lafayette. History The town was originally established in 1821 as "Freedom" from parts of the towns of Beekman and Fishkill, but confusion with another location caused the name to be changed to "LaGrange" in 1828. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.17%, is water. The town of LaGrange is located within the Hudson Valley region of New York. The towns bordering LaGrange are Union Vale to the east, Beekman to the southeast, East Fishkill and Wappinger to the south, Poughkeepsie to the west, and Pleasant Valley to the north, with a small part of Washington also bordering LaGrange. Roads Three state highways bisect the town and connect it with other towns in Dutchess County and the surrounding area. The Taconic State Parkway is a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taconic State Parkway
The Taconic State Parkway (often called the Taconic or the TSP and known administratively as New York State Route 987G or NY 987G) is a Parkways in New York State, parkway between Kensico Dam and Chatham (town), New York, Chatham, the longest in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It follows a generally north–south route midway between the Hudson River and the Connecticut and Massachusetts state lines, much of its upper section along the westernmost flank of the Taconic Mountains. Its southernmost are a surface road; from the junction with the Sprain Brook Parkway northward it is a limited-access highway, limited-access divided highway. It has grade-separated interchange (road), interchanges from that point to its northern terminus; in the three northern counties, there are also at-grade intersections, many with closed medians, allowing only right-in/right-out turns. It is open only to passenger vehicles, as with other parkways in New York, and maintained by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 21 (Dutchess County, New York)
Dutchess County, New York maintains a system of signed county routes primarily to serve local traffic between the various communities in the county. Route numbers below 100 generally increase progressively based on the alphabetical order of the towns where they are primarily located, beginning with Amenia and ending with Washington; however, several exceptions exist. The newer routes numbered 100 and up do not follow this pattern. County routes in Dutchess County never enter cities and only a few enter villages. Routes are signed with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices-standard yellow-on-blue pentagon route marker. These pentagon markers began to appear through the county in 1985. Routes 1–50 Routes 51–100 Routes 101 and up See also *County routes in New York In the U.S. state of New York, county routes exist in all 62 counties except those in the five boroughs of New York City. Most are maintained locally by county highway departments. County route design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprout Creek
Sprout Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 creek located entirely within Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is the largest tributary of Fishkill Creek, entering that creek some upstream from the Hudson River. The creek is annually stocked with 6,000 brown trout, and maintains its own natural population of trout. Course Sprout Creek begins in Millbrook, at in elevation. Paralleling Oak Summit Road, the creek flows generally southward towards New York State Route 82, where it passes through Verbank. The creek turns towards the west, though after reaching Verbank Village, it resumes its southwestern course. It turns around several small hills and mountains, and later intersects New York State Route 55. Shortly thereafter, Sprout Creek crosses the Taconic State Parkway; it soon receives Jackson Creek. The Jackson Creek watershed covers of land, draining a large portion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 55
New York State Route 55 (NY 55) is a east-west state highway in southern New York, running from the Pennsylvania state line at the Delaware River in Barryville to the Connecticut state line at Wingdale. It is the only other state highway beside NY 7 to completely cross the state, from border to border, in an east–west direction, although NY 17 does so and is partially east–west. It also forms a concurrency when it joins US 44 for 33 miles (53 km). Together with NY 52, which it closely parallels and briefly joins in downtown Liberty, it forms the latitudinal backbone of the Hudson Valley region for non-interstate traffic. It offers the traveler a wide variety of landscapes, from farmlands, mountains and forests to the urban center of Poughkeepsie. Sights along the way include two of New York City's major reservoirs in the Catskills, a dramatic crossing of the Shawangunk Ridge, and the Mid-Hudson Bridge. Route description Sull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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