Poesten Kill
The Poesten Kill is a 26.2-mile-long (42.2 km) creek in upstate New York located entirely in Rensselaer County, which flows westerly from its source at Dyken Pond in the town of Berlin to its mouth at the Hudson River in the city of Troy. The creek has historically been used as a source of water for the local inhabitants and farmers. During the Industrial Revolution, it became an important source of water power, and many mills and factories sprung up along its banks.
| Poesten Kill | |
|---|---|
Poesten Kill adjacent to New York Route 2 in Brunswick | |
Watershed of the Poesten Kill and its tributaries | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Rensselaer County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dyken Pond |
| • location | Berlin, New York, United States |
| • coordinates | 42°43′2.74″N 73°25′40.58″W |
| • elevation | 1,624 ft (495 m) |
| Mouth | Hudson River |
• location | Troy, New York, United States |
• coordinates | 42°43′14.49″N 73°41′54″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 26.2 mi (42.2 km) |
| Basin size | 89.4 sq mi (232 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 130 cu ft/s (3.7 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 2,897 cu ft/s (82.0 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hudson River Watershed |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Newfoundland Creek |
| • right | Bonesteel Creek, Quacken Kill, Sweet Milk Creek |
Its name is derived from a local farmer and miller, Jan Barensten Wemple, who was also known by the nickname "Poest", who lived near the creek in the 1660s, and a Dutch word for "waterway," kille.
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