Basher Kill
Basher Kill is a stream in Orange and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of New York.[1] It is a tributary to the Neversink River.[2]
The stream
New York Route 211 to its confluence with the Neversink River at 41°26′58″N 74°35′35″W / 41.44944°N 74.59306°W at an elevation of 459 feet.[1] The confluence is just northeast of the community of Myers Grove.[5]
Basher Kill was named after Bashee, a local Native American woman.[2] Many variant spellings have been recorded, including "Ba-sha Kill", "Basha's Kill", "Basher's Kill", "Bashers Kil", Bashers Kill", and "Bashes Kil".[1]
The stream flows through Basha Kill Wildlife Management Area, a manmade wetland maintained by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) as a New York State Wildlife Management Area.[6] The NYSDEC built a dam along the watercourse in the 1970s to preserve the Basha Kill and its wildlife.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basher Kill
- ^ a b Eager, Samuel Watkins (1846). An Outline History of Orange County: Together with Local Tradition and Short Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers, Etc. T. E. Henderson. p. 392.
- ^ Wurtsboro, NY, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1943 (1954 rev.)
- ^ Yankee Lake, NY, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1990 rev.)
- ^ Otisville, NY, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969 (1979 rev.)
- ^ a b "About The Basha Kill". Basha Kill Area Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.