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How many times a day does the current in the East River reverse its course?
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The East River is a tidal strait, not a real river, which connects on both ends to the Atlantic Ocean. As such, East River's tidal currents change the direction usually four times a day, flowing north and then turning around and going south. There are days however when the directions will be changed only three times in a 24 hour period. The tide reversal times change with the position of the moon and the sun, so there are no fixed times for the direction changes.
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