Verkeerder Kill
| Verkeerder Kill | |
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 Verkeerder Kill at Verkeerder Kill Park
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| Name origin: Dutch for "wrong brook" | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| Region | Hudson Valley |
| County | Ulster |
| Towns | Wawarsing, Shawangunk |
| Landmark | Verkeerderkill Falls |
| Source | Unnamed location on Shawangunk Ridge |
| - location | Wawarsing |
| - elevation | 2,060 ft (628 m) |
| - coordinates | 41°41′41″N 74°19′39″W / 41.69472°N 74.32750°W |
| Mouth | Shawangunk Kill |
| - location | SW of Pine Bush |
| - elevation | 333 ft (101 m) |
| - coordinates | 41°36′7″N 74°19′33″W / 41.60194°N 74.32583°WCoordinates: 41°36′7″N 74°19′33″W / 41.60194°N 74.32583°W |
| Length | 8 mi (13 km), North-south |
The Verkeerder Kill, sometimes Verkeerderkill and locally shortened to Kaidy Kill is an 8-mile-long (13 km) stream in Ulster County, New York, United States. It rises on the Shawangunk Ridge, in the town of Wawarsing, and flows southwards through the town of Shawangunk, toward the Shawangunk Kill, itself a major tributary of the Wallkill River. Ultimately it is a part of the Hudson River's watershed.
It is best known for Verkeerderkill Falls, a 187-foot (57 m) waterfall located on its headwaters just below its source, on the border between the two towns. The falls are a popular hiking destination along the Long Path, a long-distance hiking trail from New York City to the Capital District that traverses the area.
The Verkeerder rises as two small streams a short distance apart in the dwarf pine barrens of Sam's Point Preserve atop the Shawangunk Ridge near the southern boundary of the town of Wawarsing. The higher of the two, on the east, has its source at 2,060 feet (630 m). After flowing roughly 500 feet (150 m) south from their respective sources, they converge into the stream's main stem.
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