Platter Kill
Platter Kill is located in New York Adirondack Park
Platter Kill
Location of mouth within New York
Platter Kill is located in the United States
Platter Kill
Platter Kill (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York
CountySchoharie
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates42°27′52″N 74°23′18″W / 42.4644444°N 74.3883333°W / 42.4644444; -74.3883333[1]
MouthSchoharie Creek
 • coordinates
42°24′19″N 74°27′03″W / 42.4053581°N 74.4507026°W / 42.4053581; -74.4507026[1]
 • elevation
932 ft (284 m)[1]
Length24.8 mi (39.9 km)
Basin size11 sq mi (28 km2)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionPlatter 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

Graph from Gilboa USGS stream gauge showing rise in discharge after Tropical Storm Irene

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

  1. ^ a b c "Platter Kill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Platter Kill at Mouth at Gilboa NY". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "USGS 01350120 PLATTER KILL AT GILBOA NY". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 May 2020.


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