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The Hudson River Ecosystem

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The Hudson River springs from Lake Tear of the Clouds in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State. From its source, the river flows in a southerly direction for about 315 river miles (RM) (507 km) to the Battery, New York City, where it discharges into upper New York Bay (Figure 2.1). The Mohawk River, the largest tributary of the Hudson River, flows in a generally east-southeast direction to its junction with the Hudson River just north of Albany.

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Moran, M.A., Limburg, K.E. (1986). The Hudson River Ecosystem. In: The Hudson River Ecosystem. Springer Series on Environmental Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4874-3_2

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