Ridgebury is one of the eight hamlets in the town of

Wawayanda, New York Wawayanda is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,534 as recorded by the 2020 census. The town of Wawayanda is in the western part of the county, south of Middletown. History The town of Wawayanda was estab ...

, United States. The hamlet and its township are located in

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, approximately 65 miles north of

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. The community's name originally was spelled "Ridgeberry", so named for the berries which grew on the ridge upon which the town site is located. In the spring of 2008, the area's natural bodies of water, including Catlin Creek and Ridgebury Lake, were infested with groups of

Northern snakehead The northern snakehead (''Channa argus'') is a species of snakehead fish native to China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea, ranging from the Amur River to Hainan. It has been introduced to other regions, where it is considered invasive. In ...

, a highly predatory fish that has recently been found unintentionally spreading around the United States. In Ridgebury, the snakeheads have been removed with poisoning by the DEC, and all water has been restocked with native species."DEC restocks Ridgebury Lake, Snakeheads removed; food chain restored", 23, Oct. 2009, Times Herald-Record, Heather Yakin
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