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The Hudson Canyon proper is located about 160 km (99 mi) east of the mouth of the Hudson River off the New Jersey coast. Its walls rise 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) from the canyon floor, making it comparable to the Grand Canyon , whose cliffs are over 1.61 kilometres (1.00 mi) deep and 640 km (400 mi) long.
Construction of the first lighthouse on the site began in 1838 when the land was ceded for $1.00 by the town of Esopus to the US government and the US government appropriated $6,000 to build the light. The light became active in 1839. It was a twin to the Rondout II lighthouse further north up the Hudson River. By 1867, however, the building ...
The North River portion of the Hudson River highlighted in red between North Jersey and Manhattan Island The river seen from atop The Palisades in New Jersey. North River (Dutch: Noort Rivier) is an alternative name for the southernmost portion of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City and northeastern New Jersey in the United States.
The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York, United States.It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York at Henderson Lake in the town of Newcomb, and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between New York City and Jersey City, eventually draining into the Atlantic Ocean at Upper New ...
A 2016 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers map showing New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary's drainage divide and drainage basin Harrisse/LOC copy of the Manatus Map of 1639 An 1866 map of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary A 2011 NASA image of New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary Population density and elevation above sea level in the New York City metropolitan area as of 2010 An aerial view of ...
The Champlain Canal's southern end is about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the locks at the Troy Federal Dam, at the point where the Erie Canal splits from the Hudson River. The Hudson River is designated as part of the canal proceeding north for approximately 35 miles (56 km), with six locks providing navigation around dams, until it reaches lock C ...
Nautical chart showing southern end of Ambrose Channel Ambrose Light 1999–2008 Original Ambrose Light Station, a Texas Tower built in 1967. Ambrose Channel is the only shipping channel in and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey.
In order to allow ships to move freely, the eastern end of the dam contains a lock, commonly called the Federal Lock or (on some charts and publications) the "Troy-US Lock." The lock, which was opened in 1916, has a single chamber and is 520 feet (160 m) long, 45 feet (14 m) wide, 17 feet (5.2 m) deep, and has a lift of approximately 14 feet (4 ...