The Wallkill River, a tributary of the Hudson, drains Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New Jersey, flowing from there generally northeasterly 88.3 miles to Rondout Creek in New York, near Rosendale, with the combined flows reaching the Hudson at Kingston. The river is unusual because it flows north between two major south-flowing rivers, the Hudson and the Delaware River. It also has the unusual distinction of being a river that drains into a creek, due to being impounded shortly before the Rondout confluence into a small body of water called Sturgeon Pool near Rifton, and what reaches the Rondout from there is the lesser flow.
City
Montgomery (village), New York
New Paltz (village), New York
Sparta Township, New Jersey
Walden, New York
Length (km)
141622.272000
Mouth elevation (µ)
0.000000
Region
Orange County, New York
Ulster County, New York
Source
Lake Mohawk, New Jersey
Source elevation (µ)
219.456000
Source mountain
Sparta Township, New Jersey
Source place
Sparta Township, New Jersey
Source region
Sussex County, New Jersey
State
New Jersey
New York
Watershed (km2)
2033140666.613760
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