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Watershed Management Plans in the Hudson Valley

A watershed plan compiles information for a particular watershed delineation, defines targets, and sets priorities for next steps to achieve specific goals. Watershed planning is a collaborative process that requires buy-in and expertise from a variety of stakeholders. See below for links to specific watershed plans within the Hudson River watershed. More details on watershed planning frameworks are available here.

Ashokan Watershed: Stream Management Plans

Casperkill Creek: Health of the Casperkill Creek (2009)

Catskill Creek: Catskill Creek Watershed Plan (2020)

Esopus Creek: Upper Esopus Creek Management Plan (2007)
Lower Esopus Creek River Reconnaissance Report (2009)
Lower Esopus Creek River Reconnaissance Report – Appendices (2009)

Fall Kill: Fall Kill Watershed Management Plan (2006)
The Fall Kill Plan (2011)

Fishkill Creek: Natural Resources Management Plan for the Fishkill Creek Watershed (2005)

Glenmere Lake: Glenmere Lake Watershed Plan (2012)
Glenmere Lake Watershed Map

Indian Brook: Indian Brook-Croton Gorge Watershed Plan (2007)

Mohawk River: Mohawk River Watershed Management Plan (2015)

Monhagen Brook: Monhagen Brook Watershed Conservation and Management Plan (2019)

Moodna Creek: Moodna Creek Watershed Conservation and Management Plan (2010)
Lower Moodna Creek Watershed Flood Mitigation Assessment Report (2018)

Normans Kill: Normans Kill Riparian Corridor Study (2007)

Oakdale Lake: Oakdale Lake Final Report: AQUATOX Modeling, Sediment Characterization, and Lake Management Recommendations (2022)

Onesquethaw-Coeymans: Onesquethaw-Coeymans Watershed Study (2008)

Quassaick Creek: Quassaick Creek Watershed Management Plan (2014)

Rondout Creek: Lower Non-Tidal Watershed Management Rondout Creek Watershed Management Plan (2010)
Tidal Rondout Creek Watershed Management Plan (2015)

Saw Kill (Dutchess County): Saw Kill Watershed and Flood Mitigation Assessment (2018)
Saw Kill Watershed Source Water Protection Scorecard Recommendations (2019)

Sawkill Creek (Ulster County): Sawkill Creek Stream Corridor Assessment Report (2007)

Saw Mill River: State of the Saw Mill River Watershed (2019)

Taghkanic Creek: Taghkanic Headwaters Conservation Plan (2022)

Upper Hudson River: Upper Hudson River Watershed Coalition Priority Issues and Actions (2014)
Upper Hudson River Watershed Revitalization Plan (2020) 

Wallkill River: Wallkill River Watershed Conservation and Management Plan (2007)
Wallkill River Watershed Alliance Science-Based Action Plan 2017-2019 (2017)

Wappinger Creek: Natural Resource Management Plan for the Wappinger Creek Watershed (2001)
Watershed Characterization and Recommendations Report for the Wappinger Creek Watershed (2022)

Watervliet Reservoir: Watervliet Reservoir Study (2003)