Peconic River

Peconic River
Basin
Main source Brookhaven National Laboratory
Source elevation 249 feet (76 m)
River mouth Riverhead/Flanders Bay
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Size 75 sq mi (194 km2)
Countries United States
Physiognomy
Length 15 mi (24 km)
Avg. discharge 37 cubic feet (1 m3)/second

The Peconic River is a river within Suffolk County on Long Island, New York in the United States.[1] The river is located in the eastern end of Long Island. The Peconic River drains an area between the Harbor Hill and Ronkonkoma terminal moraines, and flows into Flanders Bay which in turn connects to Peconic Bay east of Riverhead.

The river originates in bogs and wetlands in central Long Island near the Brookhaven National Laboratory and flows eastward to the Peconic Bay. It is the longest river on Long Island and is almost entirely within the Central Long Island Pine Barrens which was set up in 1993 to protect its relative wilderness standing.

It is fresh water until about the center of Riverhead where it becomes an estuary.

The river is slow-moving, making it ideal for canoers.

It forms the border between Brookhaven and Riverhead towns as well as the border between Riverhead and Southampton.

List of crossings of the Peconic River

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peconic River Maintenance Dredging Through Flanders Bay: Environmental Impact Statement. United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 1973

External links

Coordinates: 40°54′53.67″N 72°41′00.34″W / 40.9149083°N 72.6834278°W / 40.9149083; -72.6834278


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