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Kayaderosseras Creek (Mohawk River tributary)

Coordinates: 42°57′24″N 74°14′27″W / 42.95667°N 74.24083°W / 42.95667; -74.24083
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Kayaderosseras Creek
Kayaderosseras Creek (Mohawk River tributary) is located in New York Adirondack Park
Kayaderosseras Creek (Mohawk River tributary)
Location of the mouth within New York
Kayaderosseras Creek (Mohawk River tributary) is located in the United States
Kayaderosseras Creek (Mohawk River tributary)
Kayaderosseras Creek (Mohawk River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesFulton, Montgomery
TownsJohnstown, Perth, Amsterdam
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSoutheast of Johnstown
 • coordinates42°59′35″N 74°19′32″W / 42.9931292°N 74.32569°W / 42.9931292; -74.32569[1]
MouthMohawk River
 • location
Fort Johnson
 • coordinates
42°57′24″N 74°14′27″W / 42.95667°N 74.24083°W / 42.95667; -74.24083[1]
 • elevation
266 ft (81 m)[1]
Basin size16.9 sq mi (44 km2)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMcQueen Creek

Kayaderosseras Creek also called Kaniatarósera'as Stream is a river located in Montgomery and Fulton counties in the state of New York. The creek begins southeast of Johnstown and flows in a generally southeast direction before converging with the Mohawk River by Fort Johnson, just west of Amsterdam. Kaniatarósera'as Stream, is a Mohawk name which translates to "waves splashing".

Hydrology

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Most of the land within the watershed is rural and agricultural. The water quality in the Kayaderosseras Creek watershed is rated in good condition.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kayaderosseras Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "USGS 0135403005 KAYADEROSSERAS CREEK AT MOUTH AT FORT JOHNSON NY". waterdata.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Mohawk River Watershed Assessment Report for the Kayaderosseras Creek Sub-watershed" (PDF). Fultonville, NY: Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District. July 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2021.