Shadow Brook

Shadow Brook, also known as East Springfield Brook,[3][4] is a river in northern Otsego County in the U.S. State of New York. It begins north-northeast of the Hamlet of East Springfield, and flows into Otsego Lake south-southeast of the Hamlet of Springfield Center, near Glimmerglass State Park. It is the largest watershed in the Otsego Lake basin.[1][5][6]

Shadow Brook
Location of the mouth of Shadow Brook
Shadow Brook (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCentral New York Region
CountyOtsego
TownSpringfield
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNNE of East Springfield[1]
 • coordinates42°51′26″N 74°47′50″W[1]
MouthOtsego Lake
 • location
SSE of Springfield Center[1]
 • coordinates
42°47′13″N 74°52′06″W[1]
 • elevation
1,191 ft (363 m)[1]
Basin size17.5 sq mi (45 km2)[2]

History

Shadow Brook flows under the historic Hyde Hall Bridge, a covered bridge that was built in 1825. The bridge consists of a single 53-foot (16 m) span using a Burr Arch Truss and was constructed by master carpenter Cyrenus Clark with assistance from carpenter Andrew Alden and stonemason Lorenzo Bates. Renovations to the bridge were performed by the State of New York in 1967.[7][8] It is one of 29 historic covered bridges in New York State.

References
  1. "Shadow Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  2. "Cripple creek" (PDF). www.dec.ny.gov. dec.ny.gov. 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2017. data
  3. "Springfield". historicmapworks.com. historicmapworks.com. 1868. Retrieved 12 June 2019. data
  4. "Springfield". historicmapworks.com. historicmapworks.com. 1903. Retrieved 12 June 2019. data
  5. usgs, usgs (1999). "Shadow Brook". usgs.gov. usgs. Retrieved 17 April 2017. data
  6. "Fish faunal changes in Otsego Lake's Shadow Brook watershed following application of best management practices - SUNY Oneonta". www.oneonta.edu. www.oneonta.edu. 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2019. data
  7. "Hyde Hall". New York Covered Bridge Society. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  8. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.


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