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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 ...
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 ...
History of the Hudson River. The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) river in New York. The river is named after Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Dutch East India Company, who explored it in 1609, and after whom Canada's Hudson Bay is also named. It had previously been observed by Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailing for ...
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.
Schoharie Creek. Schoharie Creek flowing into the Mohawk River, from Tribes Hill Park in Amsterdam, New York. Schoharie Creek is a river in New York that flows north 93 miles (150 km) [2] from the foot of Indian Head Mountain in the Catskills through the Schoharie Valley to the Mohawk River. It is twice impounded north of Prattsville to create ...
New York's most famous river remains one of its most scenic. The 315-mile Hudson rises in the Adirondacks and is at its most rugged there, particularly in the massive Hudson Gorge Wilderness ...
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.
Troublesome Brook Grassy Sprain Brook. 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.