Soon the creek receives Fourth Avenue Creek from the left.

The creek received its name from the patroon of Rensselaerswyck.

Shortly thereafter, the creek turns sharply south and receives Packers Gulch from the right.

The creek received so much blood and offal that it began to bubble methane and hydrogen sulfide gas from the products of decomposition.

Regardless, the creek received its official name in 1884 when William L. Couch established his "boomer colony" on its banks.

The creek then turns slightly to the northeast, and receives a large tributary on the left bank.

This creek receives the waters it empties into the big river from a series of lakes that lie a couple of miles away.

The creek receives surface runoff from open space and residential land use.

Passing through relatively rural land, the creek receives a larger creek from its left bank and abruptly turns westward.

The creek passes under NY 82, and shortly thereafter receives a small stream from the right bank.