Mill Creek (New York)
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Mill Creek, also previously known as Tierken Kill, is a tributary to the Hudson River
. Poetanock was the Native American name for the stream.
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, the Upper Falls on the Mill Brook, and the Lower Falls on the Mill Brook.
It's mouth at the Hudson River is directly opposite Albany New York at what was Van Rensselaer Island
, in the City of Rensselaer
.
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
. Poetanock was the Native American name for the stream.
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, the Upper Falls on the Mill Brook, and the Lower Falls on the Mill Brook.
It's mouth at the Hudson River is directly opposite Albany New York at what was Van Rensselaer Island
Van Rensselaer Island
Van Rensselaer Island was an island in the Hudson River opposite the city of Albany, New York. Today it is within the city of Rensselaer in Rensselaer County, and has been connected to the mainland on the east side and parts of the island's west side has been dredged away...
, in the City of Rensselaer
Rensselaer, New York
Rensselaer is a city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, and is located on the Hudson River directly opposite Albany. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,392; in 1920, it was 10,832. The name is from Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original landowner of the region in New...
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