Shadow Brook

Shadow Brook, also known as East Springfield Brook,^[3][4] is a river in northern Otsego County in the U.S. State of New York. It begins north-northeast of the Hamlet of East Springfield, and flows into Otsego Lake south-southeast of the Hamlet of Springfield Center, near Glimmerglass State Park. It is the largest watershed in the Otsego Lake basin.^[1][5]

Shadow Brook
Shadow Brook at Hyde Hall Bridge in December 2021
Location of the mouth of Shadow Brook Show map of New York Adirondack Park Shadow Brook (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Central New York Region
County	Otsego
Town	Springfield
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	NNE of East Springfield[1]
• coordinates	42°51′26″N 74°47′50″W[1]
Mouth	Otsego Lake
• location	SSE of Springfield Center[1]
• coordinates	42°47′13″N 74°52′06″W[1]
• elevation	1,194 ft (364 m)[1]
Basin size	17.5 sq mi (45 km2)[2]
Basin features
Progression	Shadow Brook → Otsego Lake → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean

History

Shadow Brook flows under the historic Hyde Hall Bridge, a covered bridge that was built in 1825. The bridge consists of a single 53-foot (16 m) span using a Burr Arch Truss and was constructed by master carpenter Cyrenus Clark with assistance from carpenter Andrew Alden and stonemason Lorenzo Bates. Renovations to the bridge were performed by the State of New York in 1967.^[6][7] It is one of 29 historic covered bridges in New York State.

Fishing

Suckers can be speared and taken from the creek from January 1 to May 15, each year.^[8]