Hudson River

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New York and New Jersey recently sued the Trump administration for freezing $16 billion in federal funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River between the two States.

About Hudson River

• It is a river in New York State, United States. 
• It flows almost entirely within New York State, the exception being its final segment, where it forms the boundary between New York and New Jersey for 34 km.
• It was named after British explorer Henry Hudson, who sailed up the river in 1609. 
• It originates in several small postglacial lakes in the Adirondack Mountains near Mount Marcy (1,629 metres), the highest point in New York, and flows about 507 km through the eastern part of the state. 
• Lake Tear of the Clouds is regarded as the source of its main headstream, the Opalescent River.
• The water from the Hudson River flows into the Upper New York Bay that is situated between New York City and New Jersey. 
• At the New York Harbor, the Hudson River drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
• Due to the glaciation and the rising sea levels, the lower portion of the river is a tidal estuary that occupies the Hudson fjord.
• Together with the Mohawk River, its major tributary, it forms one of the US’s most important waterways.

Source: TH

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