Shadow Brook
Shadow Brook at Hyde Hall Bridge in December 2021
Shadow Brook is located in New York Adirondack Park
Shadow Brook
Location of the mouth of Shadow Brook
Shadow Brook is located in the United States
Shadow Brook
Shadow Brook (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York Region
CountyOtsego
TownSpringfield
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNNE of East Springfield[1]
 • coordinates42°51′26″N 74°47′50″W / 42.8572222°N 74.7972222°W / 42.8572222; -74.7972222[1]
MouthOtsego Lake
 • location
SSE of Springfield Center[1]
 • coordinates
42°47′13″N 74°52′06″W / 42.7870180°N 74.8682066°W / 42.7870180; -74.8682066[1]
 • elevation
1,194 ft (364 m)[1]
Basin size17.5 sq mi (45 km2)[2]
Basin features
ProgressionShadow Brook → Otsego Lake → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean

Shadow Brook, also known as East Springfield Brook,[3][4] is a river in northern Otsego County in the U.S. State of New York. It begins north-northeast of the Hamlet of East Springfield, and flows into Otsego Lake south-southeast of the Hamlet of Springfield Center, near Glimmerglass State Park. It is the largest watershed in the Otsego Lake basin.[1][5]

History

Shadow Brook flows under the historic Hyde Hall Bridge, a covered bridge that was built in 1825. The bridge consists of a single 53-foot (16 m) span using a Burr Arch Truss and was constructed by master carpenter Cyrenus Clark with assistance from carpenter Andrew Alden and stonemason Lorenzo Bates. Renovations to the bridge were performed by the State of New York in 1967.[6][7] It is one of 29 historic covered bridges in New York State.

Fishing

Suckers can be speared and taken from the creek from January 1 to May 15, each year.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shadow Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ "USGS 0149633305 SHADOW BROOK AT MOUTH NEAR MIDDLEFIELD CTR". usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Springfield". historicmapworks.com. historicmapworks.com. 1868. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Springfield". historicmapworks.com. historicmapworks.com. 1903. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Fish faunal changes in Otsego Lake's Shadow Brook watershed following application of best management practices - SUNY Oneonta". www.oneonta.edu. www.oneonta.edu. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hyde Hall". New York Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  8. ↑ "NEW YORK STATE FRESHWATER FISHING REGULATIONS GUIDE" (PDF). www.dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. April 1, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.


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