EESC BC 1001x Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mount Marcy, Atlantic Ocean, Phytoplankton
20 Sep 2016
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Source (start): lake tear of the clouds on mount marcy (5344 feet elev) in the. Upper hudson river: the river flows down from lake tear of the clouds, 160 miles to the federal dam at troy. River drops more than 4300 ft in elevation between these 2 points. Lower hudson river: troy dam is demarcation between upper and lower hudson river. Below dam, the river"s elevation drop only a few feet over the rest its 153 mile course to nyc. Watershed: all the land that drains to a body of water. Numerous small tributary streams contribute water to the hudson, and these streams collect their water from an area of land, including most of eastern ny state and other northeastern states. Climate in hudson river watershed: cold winters, warm summers, precip evenly distributed throughout the year. Elevation lower pressure at higher altitudes causes lower temperature.
