is there any river in newyork ?what are it s importance?

Answer 1

Hudson River Transportation:

The Hudson River is navigable for a great distance above mile 0 (at 40°42.1'N., 74°01.5'W.) off of the Battery. The original Erie Canal, opened in 1825 to connect the Hudson with Lake Erie, emptied into the Hudson just south of the Federal Dam in Troy (at mile 134). The canal enabled shipping between cities on the Great Lakes and Europe via the Atlantic Ocean. The New York State Canal System, the successor to the Erie Canal, runs into the Hudson River north of Troy and uses natural waterways whenever possible. The first railroad in New York, the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, opened in 1831 between Albany and Schenectady on the Mohawk River, enabling passengers to bypass the slowest part of the Erie Canal.

The Delaware and Hudson Canal ended at the Hudson at Kingston, running southwest to the coal fields of northeastern Pennsylvania.

In northern Troy, the Champlain Canal split from the Erie Canal and continued north along the west side of the Hudson to Thomson, where it crossed to the east side. At Fort Edward the canal left the Hudson, heading northeast to Lake Champlain. A barge canal now splits from the Hudson at that point, taking roughly the same route (also parallel to the Delaware and Hudson Railway's Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad) to Lake Champlain at Whitehall. From Lake Champlain, boats can continue north into Canada to the St. Lawrence Seaway.

The Hudson Valley also proved attractive for railroads, once technology progressed to the point where it was feasible to construct the required bridges over tributaries. The Troy and Greenbush Railroad was chartered in 1845 and opened that same year, running a short distance on the east side between Troy and Greenbush (east of Albany). The Hudson River Railroad was chartered the next year as a continuation of the Troy and Greenbush south to New York City, and was completed in 1851. In 1866 the Hudson River Bridge opened over the river between Greenbush and Albany, enabling through traffic between the Hudson River Railroad and the New York Central Railroad west to Buffalo.

The New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway ran up the west shore of the Hudson as a competitor to the merged New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. Construction was slow, and was finally completed in 1884; the New York Central purchased the line the next year.

The Hudson is crossed at numerous points by bridges, tunnels, and ferries. The width of the Lower Hudson River required major feats of engineering to cross, the results today visible in the Verrazano Narrows and George Washington Bridges, as well as the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels and the PATH and Pennsylvania Railroad tubes. The Troy-Waterford Bridge at Waterford was the first bridge over the Hudson, opened in 1809. The Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad was chartered in 1832 and opened in 1835, including the Green Island Bridge, the first bridge over the Hudson south of the Federal Dam. [2]

The Upper Hudson River's valley was also useful for railroads. Sections of the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad, Troy and Boston Railroad and Albany Northern Railroad ran next to the Hudson between Troy and Mechanicville. North of Mechanicville the shore was bare until Glens Falls, where the short Glens Falls Railroad ran along the east shore. At Glens Falls the Hudson turns west to Corinth before continuing north; at Corinth the Adirondack Railway begins to run along the Hudson's west bank. The original Adirondack Railway opened by 1871, ending at North Creek along the river. In World War II an extension opened to Tahawus, the site of valuable iron and titanium mines. The extension continued along the Hudson River into Hamilton County, and then continued north where the Hudson makes a turn to the west, crossing the Hudson and running along the west shore of the Boreas River. South of Tahawus the route returned to the east shore of the Hudson the rest of the way to its terminus.




This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New York

Allegheny River
Arthur Kill (tidal strait)
Au Sable River
Basher Kill
Battenkill
Beaverkill River
Beaver River
Black River
Boquet River
Boreas River
Bronx Kill (tidal strait)
Bronx River
Buffalo River (includes Buffalo Creek}
Byram River
Canisteo River
Carmans River
Catatonk Creek
Catherine Creek
Catskill Creek
Cattaraugus Creek
Cayuga Creek
Cayuta Creek
Cazenovia Creek
Cedar River
Chadakoin River
Chateaugay River
Chaumont River
Chemung River
Chenango River
Clyde River
Cohocton River
Cold River
Connetquot River
Cross River
Croton River
Cowanesque River
Deer River
Delaware River
East Branch Delaware River
East River (tidal strait)
Ellicott Creek
Esopus Creek
Fishkill Creek
Flint Creek
Fresh Kills
Genesee River
Grasse River
Great Chazy River
Hackensack River
Harlem River (tidal strait)
Hoosic River
Hudson River
Hutchinson River
Indian River
Jessup River
Kayderosseras Creek
Kill Van Kull (tidal strait)
Kisco River
Kunjamuk River
Little Au Sable River
Little Chazy River
Little River
Little Salmon River
Mad River
Mahwah River
Marble River
Mettawee River
Miami River
Mianus River
Mohawk River
Mongaup River
Moose River
Neversink River
Niagara River
Nissequogue River
North River (lower Hudson River)
Oak Orchard River
Oatka Creek
Oneida River
Oswegatchie River
Oswego River
Otselic River
Owego Creek
Peconic River
Perch River
Poultney River
Ramapo River
Raquette River
Richmond Creek (Fresh Kills)
Rondout Creek
Sacandaga River
Saint Lawrence River
Saint Regis River
Salmon River
Saranac River
Saw Kill River
Saw Mill River
Schoharie Creek
Schroon River
Seneca River
Silvermine River
Stone Hill River
Stony Clove Creek
Susquehanna River
Swamp River
Tenmile River, tributary of Delaware River
Tenmile River, tributary of Housatonic River
Tioga River
Tioughnioga River
Titicus River
Tonawanda Creek
Trout River
Tuscarora Creek
Twentymile Creek
Unadilla River
Waccabuc River
Wallkill River
Walloomsac River
Wampus River
Wappasening Creek
Wappinger Creek
West Branch Delaware River

Answer 2

Hudson and East Rivers. They provide transportation.

Answer 3

Hudson River, look it up, it has much historical importance as far as during the revolutionary war, increased trade, and many other issues.

Answer 4

The Hudson River runs right into New York harbor where the Statue of Liberty is..........look it up on Wikpedia

Answer 5

Sure, The Mighty Hudson for one.....

Answer 6

many rivers but no one uses them