Gerritsen Creek
Creek in Brooklyn, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerritsen Creek is a short watercourse in Brooklyn, New York City, that empties into Jamaica Bay.[1][2] The creek has been described as one of the "fingers" that formed the original shoreline of Jamaica Bay.[3] The creek lies just beyond the maximum extent of the Wisconsin Glacier.[4]
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