Area Map & Photos - Hendrix Creek

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Hendrix Creek is located in Brooklyn Community District 5, in the Spring Creek section of southwestern Brooklyn. The creek is bound to the east by vacant land, to the west by Van Siclen Avenue, to the north by Flatlands Avenue and by Jamaica Bay to the south. Hendrix Creek varies in width from approximately 60 feet at the northern end to 80 feet at its southern end. Water depths within Hendrix Creek range from two to five feet at mean low water. The creek has been classified by New York State as a Class I waterbody for secondary contact recreation and fishing, and is best suited for fish propagation and survival. It is listed on the New York State 303(d) TMDL list with pathogens identified as the parameter of concern and CSOs as the primary pollutant or cause. Human perturbation has greatly altered Hendrix Creek which is channelized and filled, with the 26th Ward Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) occupying approximately 65-70 percent of the filled wetlands immediately west of the creek. The land immediately surrounding the creek is generally vacant, with the exception of the 26th Ward WPCP and some commercial and residential land to the west, including Starrett City. The area immediately east of the creek is largely vacant, but has been proposed for future residential development.