Hannacrois Creek
is a
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Hudson River
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in the
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Westerlo
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it flows through
Dunbar Hollows and over
Dickinson Falls to the
Alcove Reservoir
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Coeymans Hollow and just into
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Coeymans, New York
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Hannacrois Creek has a drainage area of over .
Variant names of the creek include
Hannacroix Creek, Haanadrois Creek, and Hannekraai, among others. The name translates to the Dutch "Rooster crowing". There is a story that the early Dutch settlers here saw a
rooster
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come floating down the creek on a block of ice, so the creek became known as the ''Hannekraai'', meaning "cock-crowing" creek. The settlement of Hannacroix also took its name from the creek.
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Tributaries
* Silver Creek
* Gulf Creek
* Cole Hollow (stream)
References
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Rivers of Albany County, New York
Rivers of New York (state)
Tributaries of the Hudson River