Esopus Creek

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creek river watercourse

Esopus Creek is a scenic stream in New York’s Catskill Mountains known for trout fishing, recreation, and its role in the New York City water supply system.

Aliases (2)

Esopus ×1
Esopus Creek watershed ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	creek → river → watercourse →
basinCountry	United States →
connectedBy	Shandaken Tunnel →
country	United States →
crosses	Route 28 (New York) →
environmentalIssue	turbidity from reservoir releases →
fishSpecies	brook trout → brown trout → rainbow trout → trout →
flowsInto	Hudson River →
hasReservoir	Ashokan Reservoir →
hasTributary	Beaver Kill (Esopus tributary) → Broadstreet Hollow → Bushnellsville Creek → Stony Clove Creek → Woodland Creek →
impoundedBy	Ashokan Reservoir →
knownFor	recreation → role in New York City water supply system → trout fishing → whitewater kayaking →
length	approximately 65 miles →
locatedIn	Catskill Mountains → Greene County, New York → New York → Ulster County, New York →
managedBy	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation →
mouthLocatedIn	Hudson River →
mouthLocation	Saugerties, New York →
notableFeature	freestone stream character above Ashokan Reservoir → scenic gorge sections → tailwater-like conditions below Ashokan Reservoir →
partOf	New York City water supply system →
passesThrough	Boiceville, New York → Kingston, New York → Mount Tremper, New York → Phoenicia, New York → Saugerties, New York →
recreationType	angling → fly fishing →
region	Catskill Park →
sourceLocation	Slide Mountain → Town of Shandaken, New York →
usedFor	hydroelectric generation at Ashokan Reservoir spillway → municipal water supply →
waterDiversionFrom	Schoharie Reservoir →
watershed	Hudson River watershed →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ulster County →	containsWaterBody
Shandaken Tunnel →	dischargesInto
Broadstreet Hollow →	flowsInto
Ashokan Reservoir →	hasOutflow
Broadstreet Hollow →	mouthLocatedIn
Mount Tremper, New York →	nearRiver
Kingston, New York ("Esopus") →	originalName
Broadstreet Hollow ("Esopus Creek watershed") →	partOf
Town of Shandaken, New York →	traversedBy
Hudson River →	tributary
Broadstreet Hollow →	tributaryOf
Ashokan Reservoir →	watercourse
Shandaken Tunnel →	waterDestination