| Nissequogue River | |
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Mouth on the Long Island Sound
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| Region | Suffolk |
| District | Smithtown |
| Source | Caleb Smith Park (at northern end of New Mill Pond) |
| - elevation | 29 ft (9 m) |
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| Mouth | Nissequogue River State Park at Long Island Sound |
| - elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
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| Length | 8.3 mi (13 km), SN |
| Volume | 42.2 cu ft (1 m3) |
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| Website: tr | |
The Nissequogue River is an 8.3-mile (13.4 km) long river flowing from Smithtown, New York into the Long Island Sound.
Its discharge of 42.2 cubic feet (1.19 m3) a second[1] is the most of any of the freshwater rivers on Long Island.
The river, like all other freshwater rivers on the island, is totally derived from groundwater (not from lakes).
Its name is derived from one of the Algonquian-speaking Nissequaq tribe in the area.[2]
The river begins at Caleb Smith Park in Smithtown (where special regulation trout fishing is available) and flows to Kings Park, New York. Since much of the river is an estuary canoeists travel in both directions based on the tides.
Fish found in the river include Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Winter Flounder, Porgies, Eels, Brown, Rainbow and Brook Trout, Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass, Alweives, Herring, Shad, etc.