Rondout Creek

Encompassing approximately 95 square miles, the Rondout Reservoir watershed, is located primarily in Sullivan and Ulster County, NY. The Rondout Reservoir watershed drains mainly two towns – Denning in Ulster County and Neversink in Sullivan County. Small portions of Rochester, Wawarsing, Shandaken and Olive (Ulster) and Fallsburg (Sullivan) are also within the reservoir watershed. The lowest elevation within the watershed is 840 ft at the reservoir and the highest point is near the headwaters of the Rondout Creek at 3,837 ft. The primary tributaries that drain into the Rondout Reservoir are the Chestnut Creek, Trout Creek, Red Brook, Sugarloaf Brook and Rondout Creek. Streams in the Rondout valley are primarily perennial streams, that is, they flow year-round except in smaller headwater streams or in rare, extreme drought conditions.

Neversink River

Encompassing approximately 93 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 71 square miles. 22 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 Reservoir 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.

Rondout Neversink Stream Program

The Rondout Neversink Stream Program (RNSP) was established in a partnership among Ulster and Sullivan County Soil & Water Conservation Districts (UCSWCD & SCSWCD) and NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in 2009 as part of the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) issue to DEP by the Environmental Protection Agency. RNSP supports the Towns of Denning and Neversink watersheds in protecting and restoring water quality through improved stream stability, enhanced aquatic and riparian ecosystems and reduced flooding and erosion hazards.

● Information

Stream Management

Rondout Neversink Stream Program Website

Project Maps

Rondout & Neversink Watershed Project Map

Stream projects are one component of the NYCDEP SMP). The primary goals of stream management projects include water quality improvement through the reduction of bed or bank erosion and the associated turbidity and other pollutants, infrastructure and/or property protection (flood hazard mitigation), aquatic habitat enhancement and riparian restoration and/or protection. These locally based demonstration projects support the education and training component of the SMP. Natural channel design principles are incorporated wherever possible into projects to ensure multiple benefits are achieved.

Project Maps provide information on a selection of full channel stream restoration, stormwater and infrastructure, riparian buffer restoration, streambank stabilization, and floodplain restoration projects that have been constructed to meet multiple objectives including: infrastructure protection, improved flood conveyance and sediment transport, improved fish habitat, and improved riparian functions.

Rondout Neversink Stream Management Plan Implementation Funding

EDUCATION & OUTREACH GRANTS APPLICATIONS

Funding is in place to support the Towns of Denning and Neversink, residents, educators, students, community organizations and scientists - the many stakeholders in the health of our streams and rivers. Eligible projects to improve water quality and education about stream stewardship practices include: erosion control, floodplain management, stormwater BMPs, stream crossings, roadside ditch maintenance, training/workshops, public presentations, and school/organization partnerships.       

This Is A ROLLING APPLICATION:

Education & Outreach Grant Application Instructions | Education & Outreach Grant Application

Grants will be considered for projects in the categories below as related to water quality stewardship principles including: water quality enhancement/improvement, stream stability and sediment transport improvement, flood hazard mitigation and infrastructure protection, riparian habitat improvement, general ecology, and any educational goal with public benefits to the community consistent with principles and best management practices recommended in the Rondout or Neversink Stream Management Plans. 

  • Training/Workshops; Exhibits and Public Presentations; School Programs; Educational Media in all formats

Assistance available to applicants by email at showell@rondoutneversink.org or phone: 845-985-2581. You may submit completed application forms to showell@rondoutneversink.org.  

INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT APPLICATIONS

ELIGIBLE: Town of Neversink, Town of Denning, Ulster & Sullivan Counties in Neversink & Denning

Project Designs/Construction Plans (Sullivan County Soil & Water Conservation District provides P.E. Services)

  • Emergency Flood Response; Erosion Control; Basin-wide Culvert Inventory; Infrastructure Protection/Floodplain Management; Stormwater BMPs (culverts) or Stream Crossings (bridges); Roadside Ditch Maintenance/Critical Area Seeding

Assistance available to applicants by email at bwagner@rondoutneversink.org or phone: 845-985-2581.

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Stream Gages

Click on the Station ID number of your gage of interest to receive real-time water surface data from USGS.

Rondout Creek

Station ID Station Name Drainage Area (Mi) Current Period of Record
ABOVE
01364959 RONDOUT CREEK near RED BROOK @ PEEKAMOOSE
5.36
May 1996 – present
01365000 RONDOUT CREEK  near LOWES CORNERS
38.3
Feb 1937 – present
01365500 CHESTNUT CREEK @ GRAHAMSVILLE
20.9
Oct 1988 – present
BELOW
0136230002 RONDOUT CREEK  @ ROSENDALE 383 Aug 1926 – present
01362342 WALLKILL RIVER @ GARDINER 695 Sep 1924 – present

Neversink River

Station ID Station Name Drainage Area (Mi) Current Period of Record
0143400680 EAST BRANCH NEVERSINK RIVER, NORTHEAST OF DENNING
8.93
Oct 1990 – present
01434017 EAST BRANCH NEVERSINK RIVER near CLARYVILLE
22.9
Feb 1937 – present
01434021 WEST BRANCH NEVERSINK RIVER @WINNISOOK L NR FROST VALLEY
0.77
Jan 1991 – present
01434025 BISCUIT BROO ABOVE PIGEON BK @ FROST VALLEY 3.72 Jun 1983 – present
01434498 WEST BRANCH NEVERSINK RIVER @ CLARYVILLE 33.8 Jul 1991 – present
01435000 NEVERSINK RIVER near CLARYVILLE 66.6 Jul 1951 – present