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Hudson Valley of New York State

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Lakes and Rivers in New York

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The lakes and rivers of NY state are everywhere.

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The Hudson river is 306 miles long, and drains an area of 13,370 square miles. Its average discharge is 21,500 cubic feet per second. The Hudson's most distant source is in Essex County. Lake Tear of the Clouds in Hamilton County is the highest lake in the State - 4,320 feet above sea level - and is considered the source of the Hudson River.

There are 6,713 natural ponds, lakes and reservoirs of one acre or more, 76 with an area of one square mile or more. There are 1,745 square miles of inland water, including some 4,000 lakes, ponds and reservoirs. Oneida Lake is the largest lake completely within the State. Other prominent lakes are the Finger Lakes, Otsego Lake, Lake George, Lake Placid and Lake Champlain, which is 107 miles long. The State has 70,000 miles of rivers and streams, 127 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline, 9,767 miles of shoreline which includes 8,778 miles of lake shoreline, 231 miles of shorefront on Long Island Sound, 548 miles of bayfront in Long Island area and 83 miles of shorefront of islands near Long Island.

There are 10 miles of shorefront on Long Island Sound, 548 miles of bayfront in Long Island area and 83 miles of shorefront of islands near Long Island.

There are 10 natural fresh-water lakes of 10 square miles or more; the largest, Lake Champlain in Clinton (Essex County), covers a 490-square-mile area and includes islands that total about 55 square miles.

Lake Erie borders on New York State for an airline distance of 64 miles. Its surface area in the U.S. totals 5,002 square miles.

Lake Ontario forms the northern boundary of New York State for an airline distance of 146 miles, and the area in the U.S. is 3,033 square miles.

At the site of the Falls, the Niagara River spills 40 million gallons of water 180 feet downward each minute across a ragged ledge nearly 2/3 of a mile wide.

There are 6,713 natural ponds, lakes and reservoirs of one acre or more

76 with an area of one square mile or more.

There are 1,745 square miles of inland water, including some 4,000 lakes, ponds and reservoirs

Oneida Lake is the largest lake completely within the State.

Other prominent lakes are the Finger Lakes, Otsego Lake, Lake George, Lake Placid and Lake Champlain, which is 107 miles long.

The State has 70,000 miles of rivers and streams

127 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline

9,767 miles of shoreline which includes 8,778 miles of lake shoreline

231 miles of shorefront on Long Island Sound

548 miles of bayfront in Long Island area and 83 miles of shorefront of islands near Long Island.

New York's Canal System

The New York State Barge Canal System is the longest internal waterway system in any state, 800 miles, carrying over 2 million tons of cargo per year.

The 524 mile New York State Canal System includes the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and the Cayuga-Seneca canals. The canal system connects hundreds of miles of lakes and rivers across New York State, linking the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and five water ways in Canada.

The Canal System is comprised of The Erie, Champlain, Oswego and the Cayuga and Seneca canals. The Erie canal (or main line), extends from Troy on the Hudson River to Tonawanda and Buffalo, on the Niagara River. On the eastern end of the state, the Champlain canal runs 63 miles from Troy, to Whitehall on the southern end of Lake Champlain. The Oswego canal at 24 miles long, connects the Erie near Syracuse with Lake Ontario. The Cayuga & Seneca canal is 27 miles long and connects the Erie, west of Syracuse with Cayuga and Seneca Lakes.

New York State Canal System

Great Lakes, Lake Erie

The Reservoirs

The Hudson River

Hudson Valley boat launch sites