Bronx River

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bronx-river

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is the Bronx River?Approximately 24 miles (39 km)
2. How big is the Bronx River?38.4 square miles (99 km2)
3. What is the location?Southeastern New York, flowing through Westchester County and the Bronx
4. What is the named after?Jonas Bronck, a colonial settler
5. Why is the Bronx River important to the city?It provides a green space for plants and animals, and it is next to places like the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden. It also helps keep the city’s water clean.
6. How did the river change after the Kensico Dam was built?The dam built in 1885 moved the river’s main water source to a smaller tributary from the reservoir. This changed how the river flowed and how it connects with other streams.

Indigenous: Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
Hydrological: Relating to the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth.
Estuarine: Relating to or resembling an estuary, a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it.