Taghkanic Creek
is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
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accessed October 3, 2011 tributary to
Claverack Creek
Claverack Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 3, 2011 tributary to Stockport Creek in Columbia County, New York, in the United States. Its source is in the ...
in
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,570. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at th ...
, in the United States. Via Claverack Creek and
Stockport Creek, 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. Its source is in the town of
Hillsdale, and it passes through the towns of
Copake,
Taghkanic, and
Livingston before terminating at Claverack Creek in the town of
Greenport.
History
''Taghkanic'' or ''Taughannock'' is the Native American name for this stream, meaning "forest wilderness"
or "in the trees". Other sources cite the fact that the stream has its source on the opposite side of the mountain in Copake through which it flows in an underground stream.
Aboriginal place names of New York, By William Martin Beauchamp, page 49
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Tributaries
* Mud Creek
* Snydam Creek
* Chrysler Pond Outlet
See also
* List of rivers of New York
References
External links
Public Fishing Rights Maps: Taghkanic Creek
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Rivers of Columbia County, New York
Rivers of New York (state)
Tributaries of the Hudson River