Platter Kill
| Platter Kill | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth within New York  Platter Kill (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Central New York |
| County | Schoharie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 42°27′52″N 74°23′18″W / 42.4644444°N 74.3883333°W[1] |
| Mouth | Schoharie Creek |
• coordinates | 42°24′19″N 74°27′03″W / 42.4053581°N 74.4507026°W[1] |
• elevation | 932 ft (284 m)[1] |
| Length | 24.8 mi (39.9 km) |
| Basin size | 11 sq mi (28 km2)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Platter Kill → Schoharie Creek → Mohawk River → Hudson River → Upper New York Bay |
Platter Kill is a river in Schoharie County in the state of New York. It flows into the Schoharie Creek. The Platter Kill's 11-square-mile (28 km2)[2] watershed accounts for about 1.2 percent of the Schoharie basin.
Hydrology
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has maintained one stream gauge along Platter Kill in operation since 1975. The station located 0.6 miles (0.97 km) northwest of Gilboa, had a maximum discharge of 1,750 cubic feet (50 m3) per second on August 28, 2011, as Hurricane Irene passed through the area, and a minimum discharge of 0.31 cubic feet (0.0088 m3) per second on March 11, 2015.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Platter Kill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "Platter Kill at Mouth at Gilboa NY". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "USGS 01350120 PLATTER KILL AT GILBOA NY". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 May 2020.