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The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York, United States.It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York at Henderson Lake in the town of Newcomb, and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between New York City and Jersey City, eventually draining into the Atlantic Ocean at Upper New ...
Bronx River. The Bronx River in Shoelace Park, in The Bronx. The Bronx River (/ brɒŋks /), is a river that is approximately 24 miles (39 km) long, [ 4 ] and flows through southeastern New York in the United States and drains an area of 38.4 square miles (99 km 2). [ 4 ] It is named after colonial settler Jonas Bronck.
New York City waterways: 1. Hudson River, 2. East River, 3. Long Island Sound, 4. Newark Bay, 5. Upper New York Bay, 6. Lower New York Bay, 7. Jamaica Bay, 8. Atlantic Ocean. Arthur Kill (tidal strait) Fresh Kills. Richmond Creek; Passaic River (NJ) Saddle River; Pompton River (NJ) Pequannock River (NJ) Wanaque River. Ringwood River; Ramapo ...
The East River was the site of one of the greatest disasters in the history of New York City when, in June 1904, the PS General Slocum sank near North Brother Island due to a fire. It was carrying 1,400 German-Americans to a picnic site on Long Island for an annual outing.
The Mohawk River is a 149-mile-long (240 km) [ 5] river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in Cohoes, New York, a few miles north of the state capital of Albany. [ 10] The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The Harlem River is an 8-mile (13 km) tidal strait in New York City, New York, flowing between the Hudson River and the East River and separating the island of Manhattan from the Bronx on the United States mainland. The northern stretch, also called the Spuyten Duyvil ("spewing devil") Creek, has been significantly altered for navigation ...
The Niagara River (/ naɪˈæɡərə, - ɡrə / ny-AGG-ər-ə, -grə) flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, forming part of the border between Ontario, Canada, to the west, and New York, United States, to the east. The origin of the river's name is debated.
The Genesee River ( / ˌdʒɛnɪˈsiː / JEN-iss-EE) is a tributary of Lake Ontario flowing northward through the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York in the United States. The river contains several waterfalls in New York at Letchworth State Park and Rochester. The river was historically used as a border between the lands of the Seneca to ...