How far north is the Hudson River salty?
How far north is the Hudson River salty? The salt front (100 milligrams per liter of chloride) ranges from below Hastings-on-Hudson to New Hamburg during most years, but can move as far north as Poughkeepsie (which uses the Hudson as a drinking water source) during periods of drought.
Are there fish in the Hudson River?
Saving the River's Fish. For schools of migratory shad, sturgeon, river herring, blue crab, menhaden and striped bass, the Hudson is an unimpeded corridor from the Atlantic to their ancestral spawning grounds.
Is the Hudson River drinkable?
An estimated 100,000 people in the Hudson Valley rely on the Hudson for their drinking water.
Was there ever salmon in the Hudson River?
The Hudson River lacked the necessary spawning and nursery capacity to maintain salmon. The first major tributary, the Mohawk River, entering from the west above Albany, was impassable due to the 70 foot falls at Cohoes.
Is the Hudson River too salty to drink?
The “Salt Front” is the location where the river is 100 ppm salinity. 100 ppm salinity falls within acceptable drinking water standards.
What are the giant fish in the Hudson River?
The Atlantic sturgeon is the largest fish in the Hudson River. Adults are often five to eight feet long.