Jump to content

Read Creek

Coordinates: 41°58′47″N 75°09′54″W / 41.97972°N 75.16500°W / 41.97972; -75.16500
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Read Creek
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyDelaware
Physical characteristics
SourceMerrick Pond
 • locationSW of Rock Rift
 • coordinates42°03′56″N 75°13′05″W / 42.0656416°N 75.2179484°W / 42.0656416; -75.2179484
 • elevation1,919[1] ft (585 m)
MouthEast Branch Delaware River
 • location
NE of Fishs Eddy
 • coordinates
41°58′47″N 75°09′54″W / 41.97972°N 75.16500°W / 41.97972; -75.16500[2]
 • elevation
961 ft (293 m)
Basin size17.2 sq mi (45 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftRich Creek, East Brook
 • rightDry Brook

Read Creek is a river in Delaware County, New York. It drains Merrick Pond and flows east until it meets the unnamed creek that drains Trask Pond, then begins flowing south receiving its other tributaries before converging with the East Branch Delaware River northeast of Fishs Eddy.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Merrick Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. ^ "Read Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  3. ^ "Read creek". usgs.gov. usgs. 1998. Retrieved 17 May 2017. data