Hudson River Reserve, New York

Piermont Marsh Component

Flora (plant life), Fauna (animal life) & Endangered Species Tidal Range & River Flow, & Geology Cultural History

This component encompasses 1,017 acres.

The site lies at the southern edge of the village of Piermont, four miles south of Nyack.

The Piermont Marsh is located on the west shore of the Tappan Zee in the town of Orangetown, in Rockland County. The site occupies two miles of shoreline south of the mile-long Erie Pier and includes the mouth of Sparkill Creek and extensive tidal shallows.

Piermont marsh habitats include brackish tidal marsh, shallows and intertidal flats.

The Sparkill Creek drains 11.1 square miles of watershed.