Area Map & Photos - Shellbank Basin

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Shellbank Basin is located in the Howard Beach section of Queens within community district 10. The basin is generally bound by 157th Avenue to the north, Cross Bay Boulevard to the west and 85th Street to the east. The mouth of the basin is flanked by Frank Charles Park to the east and a portion of the Spring Creek Park to the west. The basin is approximately 5,200 feet long and is approximately 250 feet in width, on average. The basin is wider at its head with a width of approximately 550 feet. Depths in the basin range from 10 to 52 feet at mean low water. Shellbank Basin is a Class I waterbody for secondary contact recreation and fish survival and propagation. The basin is a saline waterbody, with its only freshwater inputs being storm sewer discharges. Land uses around Shellbank Basin include recreational, commercial and residential uses.