Birch Creek (Esopus Creek tributary)
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| Birch Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Birch Creek  Birch Creek (Esopus Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Catskill Mountains |
| Counties | Ulster, Greene |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 42°10′27″N 74°26′34″W / 42.174255°N 74.4426506°W[1] |
| Mouth | Esopus Creek |
• location | Big Indian |
• coordinates | 42°06′18″N 74°26′33″W / 42.1050899°N 74.4423734°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m)[1] |
| Basin size | 12.6 square miles (33 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Big Indian |
| • minimum | 1.6 cu ft/s (0.045 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 1,460 cu ft/s (41 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cathedral Brook, Giggle Hollow |
| • right | Rose Mountain Brook, Rochester Hollow |
Birch Creek flows into Esopus Creek in Big Indian. Most of Belleayre Ski Resort is located within Birch Creek’s watershed, and therefore the runoff from the ski resorts snowpack drains into Birch Creek via Cathedral Brook.