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Hudson River Recreation - Croton Point Park

Hudson River near Hudson River Recreation - Croton Point Park

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About this river

Hudson River is a 5.9 mile river near Hudson River Recreation - Croton Point Park in New York. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Croton R at New Croton Dam near Croton-on-hudson NY (site 01375000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1933 to 2026

Hudson River typically runs highest in March, at a median 612 cfs, and lowest in September, at 11 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 33,000 cfs, in 1956.

Typical flow by month at Croton R at New Croton Dam near Croton-on-hudson NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January2524.0 to 633
February36019 to 698
March612188 to 999
April590262 to 1,035
May359107 to 672
June1123.0 to 295
July141.8 to 175
August121.4 to 176
September111.2 to 154
October121.3 to 203
November171.5 to 343
December1502.2 to 625

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 93 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Croton R at New Croton Dam near Croton-on-hudson NY (site 01375000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Hudson River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • George's Island County ParkHudson RiverPublic
  • Veterans ParkHudson RIverPublic
  • Lents Cove ParkHudson RiverPublic
  • Riverfront Green ParkHudson RiverPublic
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