Claverack Creek

Claverack Creek (To-was-ta-we-kak)
Twastaweekak
River
Main branches of Claverack Creek and Kinderhook Creek
Country United States
State New York
County Columbia
Source
 - location Mellenville, New York
 - coordinates 42°15′00″N 73°40′12″W / 42.25000°N 73.67000°W / 42.25000; -73.67000
Mouth Stockport Creek
 - location Stockport, New York
 - elevation 7 ft (2 m)
 - coordinates 42°19′02″N 73°44′44″W / 42.31722°N 73.74556°W / 42.31722; -73.74556Coordinates: 42°19′02″N 73°44′44″W / 42.31722°N 73.74556°W / 42.31722; -73.74556

Claverack Creek[1] is a 17.5-mile-long (28.2 km)[2] tributary to Stockport Creek in Columbia County, New York, in the United States. Its source is in the town of Claverack at the hamlet of Mellenville, and its mouth is at its confluence with Kinderhook Creek to form Stockport Creek, in the town of Stockport.

History

The lower Claverack Creek was known as Twastawekak (To-was-ta-we-kak or Twastaweekak) by the Native American Mahican tribe,[3] while the upper creek was named Ska-an-kook or Skaanpook.[4]

Tributaries

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References

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