| Birch Creek | |
| Pushpin Map: | New York Adirondack Park#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Birch Creek |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | New York |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Catskill Mountains |
| Subdivision Type4: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name4: | Ulster, Greene |
| Subdivision Type5: | Towns |
| Discharge1 Location: | Big Indian |
| Discharge1 Min: | 1.6cuft/s |
| Discharge1 Max: | 1460cuft/s |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 42.1743°N -74.4427°W |
| Mouth: | Esopus Creek |
| Mouth Location: | Big Indian |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 42.1051°N -74.4424°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1181feet |
| Tributaries Right: | Rose Mountain Brook, Rochester Hollow |
Birch Creek flows into Esopus Creek in Big Indian. Most of Belleayre Ski Resort is located within Birch Creek’s watershed, and therefore the runoff from the ski resorts snowpack drains into Birch Creek via Cathedral Brook.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has maintained a stream gauge along Birch Creek since October 1998. The gauge is located in Big Indian, 0.1miles upstream from Lasher Road. It had a maximum discharge of per second on August 28, 2011, as Hurricane Irene passed through the area. It had a minimum discharge of per second on September 26, 2008.[1]