<P> The source of the Hudson River is Lake Tear of the Clouds in the Adirondack Park at an altitude of 4,322 feet ( 1,317 m ) . The river is not cartographically called the Hudson River until miles downstream . The river is named Feldspar Brook until its confluence with Calamity Brook , and then is named Calamity Brook until the river reaches Indian Pass Brook , flowing south from the outlet of Henderson Lake . From that point on , the stream is cartographically known as the Hudson River . </P>
where does the water from the hudson river come from
Lake Tear of the Clouds in the Adirondack Park