Neversink River
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The Neversink River is a scenic waterway in southeastern New York’s Catskill region, known for its trout fishing, reservoirs supplying New York City’s drinking water, and role in regional conservation history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neversink River canonical | 11 |
| Neversink | 2 |
| Neversink River valley | 2 |
| Neversink River watershed | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alternateName | Neversink Creek (historical or local usage) ⓘ |
| conservationSignificance |
important coldwater trout habitat
ⓘ
protected drinking water source ⓘ |
| containsReservoir |
Neversink Reservoir
ⓘ
Pepacton Reservoir ⓘ
surface form:
Pepacton Reservoir (via watershed connection)
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Appalachian-Atlantic riverine forest ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
land use impacts in watershed
ⓘ
water quality protection for NYC reservoirs ⓘ |
| fishSpecies |
brook trout
ⓘ
rainbow trout ⓘ wild brown trout ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Forestburgh, New York
ⓘ
City of Port Jervis, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Port Jervis, New York
Rock Hill, New York ⓘ Town of Deerpark, New York ⓘ Fallsburg, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Fallsburg, New York
Town of Neversink, New York ⓘ Thompson, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Thompson, New York
|
| hasProtectedArea |
Neversink Gorge Unique Area
ⓘ
Neversink Gorge Unique Area ⓘ
surface form:
Neversink River Unique Area
|
| historicalRole |
influenced development of New York City watershed protection policies
ⓘ
inspired early American conservation efforts in Catskills ⓘ |
| impoundedBy | Neversink Dam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fly fishing history
ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ trout fishing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catskill Mountains
ⓘ
U.S. state of New York ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
Sullivan County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster County ⓘ
surface form:
Ulster County, New York
|
| mouthOfWatercourse | Delaware River ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Dutch or Native American origins ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catskill Park watershed
ⓘ
New York City water supply system ⓘ |
| recreation |
angling
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ hiking along river corridor ⓘ kayaking ⓘ |
| region | southeastern New York ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Delaware River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Delaware River basin
|
| sourceLocation | Town of Denning, New York ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Rocky Mountain (Catskills)
ⓘ
surface form:
High Peaks of the Catskills
|
| tributaryOf | Delaware River ⓘ |
| waterUsedBy | New York City ⓘ |
| waterUsedFor | municipal drinking water ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Neversink River valley
this entity surface form:
Neversink
this entity surface form:
Neversink River valley
subject surface form:
New York State Route 17
subject surface form:
When the Nines Roll Over
this entity surface form:
Neversink
subject surface form:
Slide Mountain
this entity surface form:
Neversink River watershed