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Eightmile Creek (Tenmile Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 42°25′53″N 74°07′52″W / 42.43139°N 74.13111°W / 42.43139; -74.13111
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Eightmile Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyAlbany
TownsRensselaerville
VillagesMedusa
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWesterlo, New York
 • coordinates42°32′27″N 74°05′33″W / 42.54083°N 74.09250°W / 42.54083; -74.09250
MouthTenmile Creek
 • location
Medusa, New York, Rensselaerville, New York
 • coordinates
42°25′53″N 74°07′52″W / 42.43139°N 74.13111°W / 42.43139; -74.13111
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)

Eightmile Creek[1] is an 11.8-mile-long (19.0 km)[2] tributary of Tenmile Creek in Albany County, New York. Via Tenmile Creek and Catskill Creek, it is part of the Hudson River watershed. Eightmile Creek runs through the town of Westerlo into the town of Rensselaerville, where it joins Tenmile Creek at the hamlet of Medusa. The creek's source is near Onderdonk Lake by Snyders Corners in Westerlo.

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eightmile Creek (Tenmile Creek tributary)
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 3, 2011