Jan de Bakker's Kill (pronounced yon-de-bocker) is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed October 3, 2011 tributary
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of
Catskill Creek
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, part of the
Hudson River
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watershed, in the
Catskill Mountains
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of
New York
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Its name derives from the Dutch and means "John the Baker's Creek," Jan de Bakker being the name or title of several generations of local native leaders in the late 17th through mid 18th centuries.
Old Dutch Place Names from www.ancestry.com.
See also
*List of rivers of New York
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By drainage basin
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References
Rivers of New York (state)
Rivers of Greene County, New York
Tributaries of the Hudson River
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