Batavia Kill (Schoharie Creek tributary)
| Batavia Kill | |
|---|---|
Red Falls | |
| Native name | Chough-tig-hig-nick |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Catskill Mountains |
| County | Greene |
| Towns | Windham, Ashland, Prattsville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | NNE slopes of Blackhead Mountain |
| • location | Greene County, New York |
| • coordinates | 42°16′25″N 74°06′03″W / 42.2736975°N 74.1009705°W |
| Mouth | Schoharie Creek |
• location | SE of Prattsville |
• coordinates | 42°18′08″N 74°25′15″W / 42.3023067°N 74.4207038°W |
• elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Basin size | 73.2 sq mi (190 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Red Falls |
| • minimum | 1.7 cu ft/s (0.048 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 44,200 cu ft/s (1,250 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Batavia Kill → Schoharie Creek → Mohawk River → Hudson River → Upper New York Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Mad Brook, North Settlement Brook, West Hollow Brook, Lewis Creek |
| Waterfalls | Red Falls |
Batavia Kill is a 21-mile-long (34 km) tributary of Schoharie Creek that flows across the towns of Windham, Ashland and Prattsville in the U.S. state of New York. Its waters reach the Hudson River via Schoharie Creek and the Mohawk River. Since it drains into the Schoharie upstream of Schoharie Reservoir, it is part of the New York City water supply system. From the source to Maplecrest, Batavia Kill drains the northern slopes of the Blackhead Mountains, which include Thomas Cole Mountain, Black Dome, and Blackhead Mountain, the fourth-, third-, and fifth-highest peaks in the Catskills, respectively.
The Batavia Kill's 73.2-square-mile (190 km2) watershed accounts for 7.9 percent of the Schoharie Creek's watershed, and about 30 percent of the Schoharie Reservoir's watershed.