Patroon Creek
| Patroon Creek Bloomaerts Kill, Fifth Kill, Mill Creek, Patroon's Creek | |
|---|---|
Patroon Creek watershed | |
| Etymology | the patroon of Rensselaerswyck |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Municipality | City of Albany |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Rensselaer Lake |
| • location | Albany, New York, United States |
| • coordinates | 42°41′52″N 73°50′0″W / 42.69778°N 73.83333°W |
| • elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Mouth | Hudson River |
• location | Albany, New York, United States |
• coordinates | 42°39′34″N 73°44′15″W / 42.65944°N 73.73750°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 6.2 mi (10.0 km) |
| Basin size | 13.1 sq mi (34 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Northern Boulevard Viaduct Latitude 42°40'17" Longitude 73°45'22" |
| • average | 30.6 cu ft/s (0.87 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 9.81 cu ft/s (0.278 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 619 cu ft/s (17.5 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hudson River Watershed |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sand Creek |
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Patroon Creek is a stream in Albany County, New York, United States and is a tributary of the Hudson River which flows south to New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. The creek's source is Rensselaer Lake in the western section of the city of Albany. Patroon Creek received its name from the patroon of Rensselaerswyck.