NY: The Hudson River from Bear Mountain Bridge, Looking north

Bear Mountain Bridge over the Hudson River in New York.

The Hudson River is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. It is named for Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Netherlands, who explored it in 1609. Early European settlement of the area clustered around the river.

Origin: Lake Tear of the Clouds
Mouth: Lower New York Bay
Basin countries: USA
Length: 315 miles (506 km)
Source elevation 4,293 feet (1,309 m)
Avg. discharge 15,000 cubic feet/s (425 m³/s) (Troy); 21,400 cubic feet/s (606 m³/s) (Lower New York Bay)
Basin area 14,000 square miles (35,000 km²)