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.

Birch Creek
Location of the mouth of Birch Creek Show map of New York Adirondack Park Birch Creek (Esopus Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of 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[1]
Mouth	Esopus Creek
• location	Big Indian
• coordinates	42°06′18″N 74°26′33″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

Hydrology

Discharge

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has maintained a stream gauge along Birch Creek since October 1998. The gauge is located in Big Indian, .1 miles (0.16 km) upstream from Lasher Road. It had a maximum discharge of 1,460 cubic feet (41 m³) per second on August 28, 2011, as Hurricane Irene passed through the area. It had a minimum discharge of 1.6 cubic feet (0.045 m³) per second on September 26, 2008.[2]

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