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In a Friday news release, the county health department had advised recreational boaters and swimmers from Croton-on-Hudson south to Yonkers to avoid the river as a precaution due to an ongoing ...
The Clearwater and the Clearwater Festival have worked to draw attention to the problem of pollution of the Hudson River.Pollution in the river has included mercury contamination and sewage dumping, [8] [9] but the most discussed issue has been General Electric's contamination of the river with Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) between 1947 and 1977. [10]
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 ...
Moodna Creek (Munsee: Waoraneck) is a small tributary of the Hudson River that drains eastern Orange County, New York.At 15.5 miles (25 km) [1] in length from its source at the confluence of Cromline Creek and Otter Kill west of Washingtonville, it is the longest stream located entirely within the county.
NY 9B near Rouse Point Northern terminus in the United States The Lakes to Locks Passage extends from the junction of U.S. Route 4 (US 4) and New York State Route 32 (NY 32) in Waterford, New York, to the intersection of U.S. Route 11 (US 11) and New York State Route 9B (NY 9B) in Rouses Point, New York.
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Moses viewed the project with grand monumentality, while believing it would add to the grandeur and allure of New York City as viewed from across the Hudson River from New Jersey's Hudson River Palisades. The Rotunda was a core part of the project. [30] Inside the Boat Basin Cafe in the 79th Street Rotunda, showing Guastavino tile ceiling
The major function of the dam is to improve navigability. It is located at mile 153 of the Hudson River, measuring from the beginning of the Hudson as a Federally Navigable Waterway near the Battery in Manhattan. The location of the dam marks the upper end of the Hudson River estuary, the farthest reach of tidal influence.