Nissequogue River
Template:Geobox The Nissequogue River is an 8.3-mile (13.4 km) long river flowing from Smithtown, New York into the Long Island Sound.
Its average discharge of 42.2 cubic feet per second (1.19 m3/s)[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, entering Long Island Sound at Nissequogue River State Park. 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, Alewives, Herring, Shad, etc.
List of crossings of the Nissequogue River
- Landing Avenue
NY 25-25A- Old Main Street Bridge (Pedestrians Only)
- Long Island Rail Road Port Jefferson Branch Trestle
- Mill Dam Road (Private)
- New Mill Road (Long Island Greenbelt Trail)
- Blydenberg County Park Driveway
New York State Route 454- County Access Road
Northeast Branch
- Brooksite Drive
Maple Avenue (Suffolk CR 15)
New York State Route 111- Terrace Lane
- Branch Drive
New York State Route 347
Town Line Road (Suffolk CR 76)
