Wynants Kill
For the community named Wynantskill, see Wynantskill, New York.
| Wynants Kill | |
| River | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | New York |
| Source | Glass Lake |
| - location | Sand Lake, New York, Rensselaer County, New York, New York |
| - coordinates | 42°37′46″N 73°31′58″W / 42.62944°N 73.53278°W |
| Mouth | Hudson River |
| - location | Troy, New York |
| - elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°42′20″N 73°42′05″W / 42.70556°N 73.70139°WCoordinates: 42°42′20″N 73°42′05″W / 42.70556°N 73.70139°W |
The Wynants Kill[1] is a 15.8-mile-long (25.4 km)[2] stream which has its source at Glass Lake near Averill Park, New York, and terminates at the Hudson River at Troy, New York.
Kill is from a archaic Dutch word for "stream".
Tributaries
- Horse Heaven Brook
- Glass Lake
- Crooked Lake
- Crystal Lake
- Burden Lake
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wynants Kill
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 3, 2011
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