Moordener Kill
River in the United States of America
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The Moordener Kill[1] is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km)[2] tributary to the Hudson River that flows through southwestern Rensselaer County, New York, in the United States.
| Moordener Kill | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rensselaer |
| Towns | Sand Lake, Schodack |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sand Lake, New York |
| • coordinates | 42°36′21″N 73°35′10″W |
| Mouth | Hudson River |
• location | Castleton-on-Hudson, New York |
• coordinates | 42°32′36″N 73°45′14″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Moordener Kill translates to "Murderer Creek", with moordenaar being the modern Dutch word for "murderer" and kill for "creek".[3] The name comes from the creek having been the site of an ambush of Dutch settlers by Native Americans in 1643 in which seven men and two women were killed.[4]
