The Peconic River is a

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within Suffolk County on

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.''Peconic River Maintenance Dredging Through Flanders Bay: Environmental Impact Statement''
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 1973 The river is located in the eastern end of

. The Peconic River drains an area between the

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and flows into Flanders Bay, which in turn connects to

Peconic Bay The Peconic Bay is the parent name for two bays (Great Peconic Bay and Little Peconic Bay) between the North Fork, Suffolk County, New York, North Fork and South Fork, Suffolk County, New York, South Fork of Long Island in Suffolk County, New Yor ...

east of Riverhead. Peconic River NY June 2021

The river originates in

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s and

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s in central Long Island near the

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and flows eastward to the Peconic Bay. It is the longest river on Long Island and is almost entirely within the Central Long Island Pine Barrens publicly protected area, which was set up in 1993 to protect its relative wilderness standing. It is fresh water until about the center of Riverhead where it becomes an

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. The river is slow-moving, making it ideal for canoeing and kayaking. It forms the border between Brookhaven and Riverhead towns as well as the border between Riverhead and

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List of crossings of the Peconic River

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Paddling the Peconic RiverPeconic River information
Rivers of Suffolk County, New York Rivers of New York (state) Brookhaven, New York Riverhead (town), New York Southampton (town), New York {{NewYork-river-stub

List of crossings of the Peconic River

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