Eightmile Creek
is an
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed October 3, 2011 tributary of
Tenmile Creek in
Albany County, New York
Albany County ( ) is a county in the state of New York, United States. Its northern border is formed by the Mohawk River, at its confluence with the Hudson River, which is to the east. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 3 ...
. Via Tenmile Creek and
Catskill Creek
Catskill Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 3, 2011 tributary of the Hudson River that drains the northeastern Catskill Mountains of the U.S. State of New ...
, it is part of 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 ...
watershed. Eightmile Creek runs through the town of
Westerlo
Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns:
* Westerlo centrum
*
* Tongerlo
* Heultje
* Voortkapel
* Oosterwijk
*
In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The ...
into the town of
Rensselaerville, where it joins Tenmile Creek at the hamlet of
Medusa
In Greek mythology, Medusa (; Ancient Greek: Μέδουσα "guardian, protectress"), also called Gorgo, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those ...
. The creek's source is near
Onderdonk Lake
Onderdonk is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Andrew Onderdonk (1848–1905), construction contractor
*Benjamin Treadwell Onderdonk (1791-1861), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York
*Henry Ustick Onderdonk (1789–1858) ...
by Snyders Corners in Westerlo.
See also
*
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 (nort ...
References
Rivers of New York (state)
Rivers of Albany County, New York
Tributaries of the Hudson River
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