Mill Creek (Hudson River tributary) explained

Mill Creek
Name Other:Tierken Kil
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:New York
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Rensselaer
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Subdivision Name4:Rensselaer, East Greenbush
Source1 Location:North Greenbush, New York
Source1 Coordinates:42.6608°N -73.645°W
Mouth:Hudson River
Mouth Location:Rensselaer, New York
Mouth Coordinates:42.6425°N -73.7428°W
Mouth Elevation:164feet

Mill Creek, also previously known as Tierken Kill, is a tributary to the Hudson River. Poetanock was the Native American name for the stream.[1] From its source just west of Snyders Lake in East Greenbush the stream travels southwest, then north and west to the Hudson River. The stream has two waterfalls on the Mill Brook: the Upper Falls, and the Lower Falls.[2] The mouth of the creek is on the Hudson River opposite from Albany, New York at what was Van Rensselaer Island, in the City of Rensselaer.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ruttenberg, Edward Manning . Indian tribes of Hudson's River: their origin, manners and customs . 375 . 1872 .
  2. Web site: Waterfalls of Rensselaer County, New York . https://web.archive.org/web/20110113110817/http://www.renstrust.org/affiliated-projects/waterfalls . 2011-01-13 . renstrust.org .