Geography of New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary - Rivers and Streams

Rivers and Streams

Bi-state

  • Hudson River
    lowest section also called the North River

New Jersey

  • Shrewsbury River
  • Hackensack River
  • Passaic River
    • First River (a.k.a. Mill Brook)
    • Second River
    • Third River
  • Elizabeth River
  • Rahway River
  • Raritan River
  • Overpeck Creek
  • Berrys Creek
  • Dwars Kill

New York

  • Alley Creek
  • Bronx River
  • Coney Island Creek
  • Flushing River
  • Fresh Kills
  • Gowanus Canal (formerly Gowanus Creek)
  • Hook Creek
  • Hutchinson River
  • Luyster Creek
  • Main Creek
  • Newtown Creek
    • Dutch Kills
    • English Kills
    • Maspeth Creek
    • Whale Creek
  • Richmond Creek
  • Sherman Creek
  • Smith Creek (New York)
  • Springville Creek

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