Tributary Adoption and Identification Pilot Program (TAIPP)
Thank you for your interest in learning more about this stream!
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As you view our sign, please remember that this site is for informational purposes only, and that while the stream's water is considered waters of the State, it flows through private properties. Please respect our cooperating landowners and DO NOT TRESSPASS onto properties beyond the road rights of way.
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Dutch Hollow Brook, Location ID T3-10-2
12 Corners Rd. north of Rowe Rd., Town of Niles
Welcome to the Owasco Lake Watershed! No matter where you are on earth, you’re in a watershed - an area of land where surface water drains and ends up in a tributary (stream), lake, or ocean. We depend on watersheds to:
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Store and transport drinking water
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Filter wastewater and stormwater
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Maintain the balance between natural processes and human activities for healthy lakes, rivers, and streams
Stream Information
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This stream is a tributary - a small stream that feeds a larger stream or river - that will eventually flow to Owasco Lake. Follow this link to National Geographic for a more in-depth definition of tributary and related terms.
Stream Characteristics
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Owasco Lake Watershed Tributary 3 is the main channel of Dutch Hollow Brook. The headwaters, or source, of Dutch Hollow Brook are located in the Towns of Niles and Sempronius.
Tributary 3-10-2 is just one feeder stream (out of nearly 40) of the Dutch Hollow Brook subwatershed (a.k.a. subbasin) - the entire land area that drains to the main tributary. Dutch Hollow drains approximately 29.4 square miles out of the 208 total square miles in the Owasco Lake Watershed.
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This crossing is designated T3-10-2 as the first crossing located on the second branch of the tenth feeder stream of Dutch Hollow Brook. Click here to view the official watershed map with tributary numbering.
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Water in this stream travels approximately 1.8 miles before reaching this crossing, and will travel another 5.9 miles before reaching Owasco Lake.
Water Quality Information
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Seeing foam in this stream? It may be a natural byproduct of decomposition of leaves and other organic materials. Click here to read more.
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Interested in volunteering to collect water samples to help track water quality parameters? Contact the Owasco Watershed Lake Association to join their efforts!
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Did you know that freshwater macroinvertebrates - the small, spineless animals that dwell in this stream, including insects, worms, and crusteaceans - can help indicate water quality? Check out this link from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation!
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Interested in learning more? Contact our Watershed Inspector, Tim Schneider about becoming a WAVE Program volunteer!