| Shadow Brook | |
| Pushpin Map: | New York Adirondack Park#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Shadow Brook |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | New York |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central New York Region |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Otsego |
| Subdivision Type5: | Town |
| Subdivision Name5: | Springfield |
| Source1 Location: | NNE of East Springfield |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 42.8572°N -74.7972°W |
| Mouth: | Otsego Lake |
| Mouth Location: | SSE of Springfield Center |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 42.787°N -74.8682°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1194feet |
| Basin Size: | 17.5sqmi[1] |
Shadow Brook, also known as East Springfield Brook,[2] [3] is a river in northern Otsego County in the U.S. State of New York. It begins north-northeast of the Hamlet of East Springfield, and flows into Otsego Lake south-southeast of the Hamlet of Springfield Center, near Glimmerglass State Park. It is the largest watershed in the Otsego Lake basin.[4]
Shadow Brook flows under the historic Hyde Hall Bridge, a covered bridge that was built in 1825. The bridge consists of a single 53feet span using a Burr Arch Truss and was constructed by master carpenter Cyrenus Clark with assistance from carpenter Andrew Alden and stonemason Lorenzo Bates. Renovations to the bridge were performed by the State of New York in 1967.[5] It is one of 29 historic covered bridges in New York State.
Suckers can be speared and taken from the creek from January 1 to May 15, each year.[6]