Batavia Kill (Schoharie Creek tributary)

Batavia Kill
Red Falls
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Native name	Chough-tig-hig-nick
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Catskill Mountains
County	Greene
Towns	Windham, Ashland, Prattsville
Physical characteristics
Source	NNE slopes of Blackhead Mountain
• location	Greene County, New York
• coordinates	42°16′25″N 74°06′03″W / 42.2736975°N 74.1009705°W / 42.2736975; -74.1009705[1]
Mouth	Schoharie Creek
• location	SE of Prattsville
• coordinates	42°18′08″N 74°25′15″W / 42.3023067°N 74.4207038°W / 42.3023067; -74.4207038[1]
• elevation	1,158 ft (353 m)[1]
Basin size	73.2 sq mi (190 km2)[2]
Discharge
• location	Red Falls
• minimum	1.7 cu ft/s (0.048 m3/s)
• maximum	44,200 cu ft/s (1,250 m3/s)
Basin features
Progression	Batavia Kill → Schoharie Creek → Mohawk River → Hudson River → Upper New York Bay
Tributaries
• right	Mad Brook, North Settlement Brook, West Hollow Brook, Lewis Creek
Waterfalls	Red Falls

Batavia Kill is a 21-mile-long (34 km) tributary of Schoharie Creek, that flows across the towns of Windham, Ashland and Prattsville in the U.S. state of New York. Its waters reach the Hudson River via Schoharie Creek and the Mohawk River. Since it drains into the Schoharie upstream of Schoharie Reservoir, it is part of the New York City water supply system. From the source to Maplecrest, Batavia Kill drains the northern slopes of the Blackhead Mountains, which include Thomas Cole Mountain, Black Dome, and Blackhead Mountain, the fourth-, third-, and fifth-highest peaks in the Catskills, respectively.

The Batavia Kill's 73.2-square-mile (190 km²)^[2] watershed accounts for 7.9 percent of the Schoharie Creek's watershed, and about 30 percent of the Schoharie Reservoir's watershed.