Major Streams: Neversink River

NEVERSINK STREAM MANAGEMENT PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS

Stream Glossary

East Branch Neversink River
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 1
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU1
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 2
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU2
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 3
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU3
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 4
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU4
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 5
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU5
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 6
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU6
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 7
[MU7 has no post flood addendum]
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 8
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU8
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 9
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU9
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 10
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU10
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 11
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU11
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 12
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU12
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 13
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU13
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 14
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU14
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 15
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU15
East Branch Neversink River Management Unit 16
Post Flood Addendum East Branch Neversink MU16

Main Branch Neversink River
Main Branch Neversink River Management Unit 1
Main Branch Neversink River Management Unit 2
Main Branch Neversink River Management Unit 3
Main Branch Neversink River Management Unit 4
Main Branch Neversink River Management Unit 5
Main Branch Neversink River Management Unit 6
Main Branch Neversink River Management Unit 7
Main Branch Neversink River Management Unit 8
Post Flood Addendum Main Branch Neversink MU8
Main Branch Neversink River Management Unit 9
Post Flood Addendum Main Branch Neversink MU9
Main Branch Neversink River Management Unit 10
Post Flood Addendum Main Branch Neversink MU10

West Branch Neversink River
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 1
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 2
Post Flood Addendum Neversink River MU2
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 3
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 4
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 5
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 6
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 7
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 8
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 9
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 10
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 11
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 12
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 13
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 14
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 15
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 16
West Branch Neversink River Management Unit 17

Introduction

Encompassing approximately ninety-three square miles, the Neversink Reservoir watershed is located in Ulster and Sullivan Counties, NY. The Neversink River, including both its East and West Branches, drains seventy-one square miles; twenty-two square miles drain directly into the Neversink Reservoir through two dozen small tributaries. The Neversink watershed lies predominantly in the Towns of Denning and Neversink, with a small portion of its headwaters in the Town of Shandaken, and very small portions of the Towns of Liberty and Fallsburg draining directly into the reservoir. The mainstem divides approximately 8.7 kilometers (5.4 miles) upstream of the Neversink Resevoir into two major Branches, East and West; all three of these mainstems have long narrow watersheds running northeast to southwest. This drainage pattern is controlled by steep topography, formed in large part during the last period of glacial activity. Streams in the Neversink valley are primarily perennial streams, that is, they flow year-round except in smaller headwater streams or in extreme drought conditions. Mean annual precipitation in the watershed ranges from 1220 to 1410 mm (48-55”). The watershed is largely forested, and road density, impervious cover and percentage of the watershed with buildable soil conditions are all relatively low for the Catskills, resulting in low development pressures and high raw water quality. The primary water quality impacts are from atmospheric deposition and management of road embankments and crossings.

In the next few years, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) will be reaching out to stakeholders and natural resource managers responsible for the Neversink watershed to develop a comprehensive Stream Management Plan. Similar plans have been developed for other sub-basins and basins in the Catskills (see below). These Plans are multi-objective, and are intended to promote the coordination of resource management and education and outreach on a broad range of management issues, including emergency response to flooding and long-term protection of ecological integrity.

Maps

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USGS Gage Links

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) maintains 6 continuous-recording stream gages in the Neversink River watershed above the Reservoir. These gages measure the stage, or height, of the water surface at a specific location, updating the measurement every 15 minutes. Click on the Station ID number of your gage of interest to receive real-time water surface data from USGS.

Demonstration Restoration Projects

No Demonstration Restoration Projects currently exist.

Stream Management Plans

Click here for Intro and links to Stream Management Plans

Basin Specific Studies and Other Resources

THE SOURCE, February 2011 Newsletter of the Rondout/Neversink Stream Management Program

Spread the Word, Not the Weed: Knotweed Brochure

Managing Large Woody Debris in Sullivan County, NY

Rondout Basin Action Plan(s)

Rondout/Neversink Stream Management Program Action Plan 2010 - 2012

Rondout/Neversink Stream Management Program Action Plan 2013 - 2015

Contact Information

Karen Rauter

Stream Program Coordinator

Sullivan County Soil & Water Conservation District

P.O. Box 256, 273 Main Street
Grahamsville, NY 12470

Phone: (845) 985-2581

KarenRauter@RondoutNeversinkStreams.org

                                       
Mark Vian
Project Manager
NYCDEP

71 Smith Ave
Kingston, NY 12491
Phone: (845) 340-7851
Fax: (845) 338-1367
mvian@dep.nyc.gov