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Peconics by the Numbers
- 125,783 land acres
- 158,056 surface water acres
- 46 miles long
- 18 miles wide
- 453 miles of shoreline
- More than 100 distinct bays, harbors & tributaries
- Year-round population of 100,000
- Summer population of 280,000
- Flushing time in western estuary - 56 days
- Flushing time in eastern estuary - 22 days
- 1 State - New York
- 1 County - Suffolk
- 6 Towns - Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton & Southold