| Coeymans Creek Onesquethaw Creek, Oniskethau Kil | |
|---|---|
 Onesquethaw and Coeymans Creeks | |
| Native name | O-nis-ke-thau |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Albany |
| Towns | Bethlehem,Coeymans |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bethlehem, New York |
| • coordinates | 42°32′19″N73°49′40″W / 42.53861°N 73.82778°W /42.53861; -73.82778 |
| Mouth | Hudson River |
• location | Coeymans, New York |
• coordinates | 42°28′34″N73°47′23″W / 42.47611°N 73.78972°W /42.47611; -73.78972 |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Coeymans Creek[1] is a 7.3-mile-long (11.7 km)[2]tributary of theHudson River inAlbany County,New York in theUnited States.
The creek originates as the continuation ofOnesquethaw Creek,[3] which starts nearClarksville, in theHelderberg Mountains.
O-nis'-ke-thau Creek is also called Coeymans Creek. There was a hamlet of this name inNew Scotland as well as Oniskethau flats and mountain. It is said to have been an early Native American name meaning cornfields.[4]