Bronx River : The size, source, and the body of water it flows into and facts

The Bronx River is home to restoration projects trying to clean it up so marine life would come back. One group doing this resortation is Rocking the Boat. They examine the water and try to keep it clean and improve the water.The sorce is of the Bronx river is at the the Kensico reservoir. The bronx river is 23 miles long and flows into the east river. Around the 1700's 12 mills that produce flower, paper, potter, tapstries,barrels and snuff were powered by the river. In the 1820's people discussed ways to get the water for drinking, then railroads were constructed and sewage was dumped in the river. When they dumped garbage into the water they made the it worse.

dwayne a.mclean