The Hudson

—miles of stream

—lakes & ponds

—square miles

The river that flows both ways

The edge of this watershed

— miles of drainage divide

— miles across New York Harbour

— miles that lie on a state line

Why the streams thicken

a first spring—

Biggest by the miles above them

Where it reaches the tide

How far it is to the sea

Whose water it is

Five states

Dim everything outside the basin you pick Draw the tidal river Shade what drains past the dam at Troy Show the land underneath Get it at print size, 18 by 36 inches

Divide and tributary systems: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset, the sixty-nine HUC10 watersheds of the Hudson. Water: USGS NHD High Resolution. State lines: US Census TIGER. Relief © Esri. © Ryan Sajdak 2026 · ☕ Coffee