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Fall Kill
The Fall Kill is a creek in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The creek begins in the towns of Hyde Park and Clinton, flows southward through the town and city of Poughkeepsie, and drains into the Hudson River. The entire Fall Kill is approximately long, and the southern end of the creek is surrounded by heavy urbanization. In the City of Poughkeepsie, of the Fall Kill were channelized by stone walls during the Great Depression. The creek's drainage basin accounts for approximately of the larger Hudson Direct Watershed. As of the 2000 Census, about 28,500 people resided in this area. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation designates the creek as a Class C stream, meaning it is suitable for fishing. The Fall Kill is also a third order stream by the time it reaches the Hudson River. The northern section of the creek is characterized by marshes and wetlands, harboring several threatened or endangered species.〔 ==See also==
*List of rivers of New York
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