The East River is a sea strait in the United States of America located in New York City and connecting Long Island Sound to New York Bay.
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Containing salt water from the Atlantic Ocean, the East River flows through New York City and separates the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn on Long Island from the Bronx and Manhattan.
Connecting Long Island Sound to New York Bay, the East River is 16 miles (26 km) long. Between the Bronx and Queens, the strait is particularly wide and has a maximum depth of 165 feet (51 m). It is in this section that Rikers Island is located.
Immediately after the Bronx Kill, a small strait that connects it to the Harlem River, the width of the East River becomes significantly shorter before widening at its main junction with the Harlem River.
From that point on, the East River continues in a south-southwest direction, separating Manhattan from Queens. The East River is then bisected by Roosevelt Island for almost 2 miles (3 km).
After the inflow of Newtown Creek, the East River separates Manhattan from Brooklyn. Just past the Williamsburg Bridge, the strait turns west, then south-southwest again, to reach New York Bay at its confluence with the Hudson.
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- Despite its name referring to a river, the East River is actually a strait.
- The tidal current within the East River changes regularly.
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