Shadow Brook, also known as East Springfield Brook,
is a
river
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in northern
Otsego County in the U.S. State of
New York
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. It begins north-northeast of the Hamlet of
East Springfield, and flows into
Otsego Lake south-southeast of the Hamlet of
Springfield Center, near
Glimmerglass State Park
Glimmerglass State Park is a state park located north of Cooperstown, in Otsego County, New York. Most of the park is located inside the Town of Springfield.
Park description
Glimmerglass State Park is located at Hyde Bay on the east shore of ...
. It is the largest
watershed
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* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
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in the Otsego Lake basin.
History
Shadow Brook flows under the historic Hyde Hall Bridge, a covered bridge that was built in 1825. The bridge consists of a single span using a Burr Arch Truss
The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridge ...
and was constructed by master carpenter Cyrenus Clark with assistance from carpenter Andrew Alden and stonemason Lorenzo Bates. Renovations to the bridge were performed by the State of New York
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in 1967.
Fishing
Suckers can be speared and taken from the creek from January 1 to May 15, each year.
References
Rivers of New York (state)
Rivers of Otsego County, New York
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