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Nissequogue River River 
Mouth on the Long Island SoundCountry United States State New York Region Suffolk District Smithtown Source Caleb Smith Park (at northern end of New Mill Pond) - elevation 29 ft (9 m) - coordinates 40°50′34″N 73°13′40″W / 40.8428°N 73.2279°W Mouth Nissequogue River State Park at Long Island Sound - elevation 0 ft (0 m) - coordinates 40°54′15″N 73°13′48″W / 40.90426°N 73.23011°W Length 8.3 mi (13 km), SN Volume 42.2 cu ft (1 m3) 
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.
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Categories:- Geography of Long Island
- Rivers of New York
- Smithtown, New York
- Geography of Suffolk County, New York
- Place names in New York of Native American origin
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