Claverack Creek
| Claverack Creek (To-was-ta-we-kak) | |
| Twastaweekak | |
| River | |
 Main branches of Claverack Creek and Kinderhook Creek
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Columbia |
| Source | |
| - location | Mellenville, New York |
| - coordinates | 42°15′00″N 73°40′12″W / 42.25000°N 73.67000°W |
| Mouth | |
| - location | |
| - elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| - coordinates | 42°19′02″N 73°44′44″W / 42.31722°N 73.74556°WCoordinates: 42°19′02″N 73°44′44″W / 42.31722°N 73.74556°W |
Claverack Creek is a 17.5-mile-long (28.2 km) tributary to in Columbia County, New York, in the United States. Its source is in the town of Claverack at the hamlet of Mellenville, and its mouth is at its confluence with Kinderhook Creek to form Stockport Creek, in the town of .
The lower Claverack Creek was known as Twastawekak (To-was-ta-we-kak or Twastaweekak) by the Native American Mahican tribe, while the upper creek was named Ska-an-kook or Skaanpook.
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