East River Background

The New York Harbor is an estuary, an estuary is an area that allows for mixing of fresh water and salt water. It is a geographic term that refers collectively into bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the hudson. The East River is part of the New York Harbor. The East River is 16 miles long and 183-1,219 miles wide. The East River runs through the Upper New York Bay and the Long Island Sound. It separates boroughs mathattan and the bronx from brooklyn and queens. The East and Hudson River joins at two locations, the harlem river and Spuytrn Duyvil Creek. Many ships have been navagated through the river and the river is crossed by many brigdes, several tunnels carry subway, Vechicular, and railroad traffic underneath it.


I PICKED THIS PICTURE FROM NATURE.ORG. I PICKED THIS PICTURE BECAUSE IT LOOKS NICE AND SETTLE ANDS IT BRINGS THE BESUTY OUT THE EAST RIVER.