Coney Island Creek
Coney Island Creek is a 1.8-mile-long (2.9 km) tidal inlet in Brooklyn, New York City. It was created from a series of streams and inlets by land filling and digging activities starting in the mid-18th century which, by the 19th century, became a 3-mile-long (4.8 km) continual strait and a partial mudflat connecting Gravesend Bay and Sheepshead Bay, separating Coney Island from the mainland. The strait was closed off in the early 20th century due to further land development and later construction projects. Today only the western half of Coney Island Creek exists.
| Coney Island Creek | |
|---|---|
A New York City Subway train crossing the Coney Island Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Shell Road (emerging from storm drain under the road) |
| Mouth | Gravesend Bay |
| Length | 1.8 mi (2.9 km) |
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