| Connecticut River | |
| River | |
 The Connecticut River looking north, from the French King Bridge at the Erving-Gill town line in Western Massachusetts | |
| Country | USA |
|---|---|
| States | Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Chicopee |
| - right | White River |
| Cities | Hartford, CT, Springfield, MA |
| Source | Fourth Connecticut Lake |
| - elevation | 2,660 ft (811 m) |
| - coordinates | |
| Mouth | Long Island Sound |
| - location | Old Saybrook, Connecticut[1] |
| - coordinates | |
| Length | 407 mi (655 km) |
| Basin | 11,250 sq mi (29,137 km²) |
| Discharge | for Thompsonville, CT |
| - average | 18,400 cu ft/s (521 m³/s) |
| - max | 95,400 cu ft/s (2,701 m³/s) |
| - min | 3,160 cu ft/s (89 m³/s) |
| Discharge elsewhere (average) | |
| - West Lebanon, NH | 6,600 cu ft/s (187 m³/s) |
 River map, with major tributaries and selected dams. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The French King Bridge is a steel deck arch bridge crossing the Connecticut River on the border of the towns of Erving and Gill, Massachusetts Erving is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Gill is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 1363 at the 2000 census Western Massachusetts is a loosely defined geographical region of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Chicopee River originates in a small village of Palmer Massachusetts called Three Rivers from the confluence of the Quaboag River, Ware River and Swift The White River is a river approximately long in the US state of Vermont. Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The Fourth Connecticut Lake is the northernmost smallest and most remote of the Connecticut Lakes in New Hampshire. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Long Island Sound is an Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various Rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Thompsonville is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Enfield in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units West Lebanon, New Hampshire, is a district (pop approx 3500 within the city of Lebanon on the Connecticut River. The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units | |
The Connecticut River is the largest river in New England, flowing south from the Connecticut Lakes in northern New Hampshire, along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, through Western Massachusetts and central Connecticut into Long Island Sound at Old Saybrook, Connecticut. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the The Connecticut Lakes are a group of lakes in northern New Hampshire, forming the beginning of the Connecticut River. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Western Massachusetts is a loosely defined geographical region of the U Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Long Island Sound is an Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various Rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It has a total length of 407 miles (655 km), and a drainage basin extending over 11,250 square miles (29,100 km²). The mean freshwater discharge into Long Island Sound is 19,600 cubic feet (560 m³) per second. Long Island Sound is an Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various Rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut The river is tidal up to Windsor Locks, approximately 60 miles (97 km) from the mouth. Windsor Locks is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The source of the Connecticut River is the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. The Fourth Connecticut Lake is the northernmost smallest and most remote of the Connecticut Lakes in New Hampshire. Some tributaries include the Ashuelot, West, Miller's, Mill, Deerfield, White, and Chicopee rivers. The Ashuelot River is a tributary of the Connecticut River, approximately 64 mi (102 km long in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States. Deerfield River is a river that runs for from southern Vermont through northwestern Massachusetts to the Connecticut River. (The Swift River, a tributary of the Chicopee, has been largely replaced by the Quabbin Reservoir which provides water to Boston. Quabbin Valley is a region of Massachusetts. The region consists of areas drained by the Quabbin Reservoir and accompanying river systems in Franklin The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest Body of water in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was built between 1930 and 1939 A water supply network is a system of engineered Hydrologic and Hydraulic components including the watershed or geographic area that collects )
The river carries a heavy amount of silt, especially during the spring snow melt, from as far north as Quebec. Silt is Soil or rock derived Granular material of a Grain size between sand and clay Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The heavy silt concentration of the river forms a large sandbar near its mouth on Long Island Sound and has historically provided a formidable obstacle to navigation. A shoal or sandbar (also called sandbank) is a somewhat Linear Landform within or extending into a body of Water, The difficulty of navigation on the river is the primary reason that it is one of the few large rivers in the region without a major city near its mouth. The Connecticut River estuary and tidal wetlands complex is listed as one of the 1616 wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The Ramsar Convention is an international Treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of Wetlands i
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History
The river's name is the French corruption of the Algonquian word "quinetucket" and means long tidal river. Thomas Cole ( February 1, 1801 - February 11, 1848) was a 19th century American artist The Algonquian (also Algonkian, and pronounced both and) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic The first European to see the river was the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block in 1614. During the 17th century Dutch traders established trade posts and plantations throughout the Americas; actual colonization with Dutch settling in the new lands was not as common Adriaen (Aerjan Block (c 1567 Amsterdam &ndash buried April 27 1627, Amsterdam was a Dutch private trader and navigator who is best As a result of this exploration, the Dutch named the Connecticut River the "Fresh River", and it was the northeastern limits of the New Netherlands colony, and the original border between New Netherlands and New England. The first English colonist to record his visit was Edward Winslow from the Plymouth Colony in 1632. British colonization of the Americas (including colonization under the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland before the 1707 Acts of Union created Edward Winslow (1595 &ndash 1655 was an American Pilgrim leader on the Mayflower. Plymouth Colony (sometimes New Plymouth or The Old Colony) was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 until 1691 In 1633 the English built a trading post on the site of Windsor, Connecticut, and the Dutch built one with a fort at the site of Hartford, Connecticut. Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, and was the first English settlement in As the number of English colonists increased, the Dutch abandoned their enterprise in 1654. The Fort at Number 4, now Charlestown, New Hampshire, was the northernmost English settlement on the river until the end of the French and Indian War in 1763. The Fort at Number 4 was the northernmost English settlement along the Connecticut River in New Hampshire until after the French and Indian War Charlestown is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. In the Treaty of Paris (1783), ending the American Revolutionary War, the new border between New Hampshire and what was to become the Province of Canada was defined to include the "northwesternmost headwaters of the Connecticut" . The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, and approved by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784, formally In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867 Because there are several streams that could fit that description, a boundary dispute led to the short-lived Indian Stream Republic, which existed from 1832 to 1835. The Republic of Indian Stream was a small unrecognized constitutional republic in North America that existed from July 9 1832 to 1835
At first the broad, fertile valley attracted agricultural colonies, but the volume and fall of the river contributed to the rise of manufacturing in the valley. The greatest single drop of 58 feet (18 m) is at Holyoke, Massachusetts. Other important centers include Windsor and Hartford in Connecticut, Springfield, Massachusetts, the largest city on the river, Lebanon, New Hampshire, and Brattleboro, Vermont. Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Lebanon (pronounced by natives as ˈlεbənɨn or /ˈlεbənən/ is a city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. Brattleboro is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state along the state line with New Hampshire
In 1829 the Enfield Falls Canal was opened to circumvent shallows on the Connecticut River. Enfield Falls Canal is a Canal that was built to circumvent the shallows at Enfield Falls on the Connecticut River. The locks built for this canal gave their name to the town of Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Windsor Locks is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. [2]
In the late 1800s the river was used for massive logging drives from the far north, particularly the Nullhegan River basin in Essex County, Vermont. Essex County is the County located in the northeastern part of the U These spring drives were stopped after 1915, when pleasure boat owners complained about the hazards to navigation. [3]
The Connecticut River Flood Control Compact was established in 1953 in response to severe flooding. The Clean Water Act in 1965 has also had a major impact on the Connecticut River and its tributaries; since then, the river has been restored from Class D to Class B. The Clean Water Act is the primary Federal law in the United States governing Water pollution. It was designated as one of the American Heritage Rivers in 1997. American Heritage Rivers are designated bythe United States Environmental Protection Agency to receive special attention (coordinating efforts of multiple governmental entities The towns along the lower end of the river have enacted a cap on further development along the banks, so that no buildings may be constructed except on existing foundations.
Fish
The Connecticut River is a habitat to several species of anadromous fish, including the American shad, American eel, Striped Bass and the Sea lamprey. Many types of fish undertake migrations on a regular basis on time scales ranging from daily to annual and with distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers The American shad or Atlantic shad, Alosa sapidissima, is a Species of Anadromous Fish in family Clupeidae The American eel, Anguilla rostrata, is a Catadromous Fish found on the eastern coast of North America. The striped bass ( Morone saxatilis, also called rock or rockfish is the state fish of Maryland, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and The sea lamprey ( Petromyzon marinus) is a Parasitic Lamprey (a kind of Jawless fish) found on the Atlantic coasts of The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is undertaking an effort to repopulate the river with another species of migratory fish, the Atlantic salmon. Atlantic salmon, known scientifically as Salmo salar, is a species of Fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern For more than 200 years, Atlantic salmon have been extinct from the river due to damming. In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees Several fish ladders and fish elevators have been built to allow fish to resume their natural migration upriver each spring. Fishways, most commonly called fish ladders but also known as fish passes and in Australia also referred to as fish steps, are structures on or around artificial
Boating
The mouth of the river up to Essex is thought to be the busiest stretch of waterway in Connecticut. Essex is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Neither local police departments nor the state Environmental Conservation Police patrol the area extensively (often only a few times a week). Several towns have no patrols at all, others keep boats available if needed. [4]
Angling the Connecticut
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The headwaters of the Connecticut River are at the northern tip of New Hampshire, near the Canadian border. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. The Big Hole River is a tributary of the Jefferson River, approximately 153 Miles nbsp(246 km) The Connecticut River is the largest River in New England, flowing south from the Connecticut Lakes in northern New Hampshire, along the border DePuy Spring Creek is a three mile long trout fishery located between the Absaroka and Gallatin mountain ranges in Paradise Valley, south of Livingston Montana. The East Gallatin River flows 42 miles in a northwesterly direction through the Gallatin valley Gallatin County Montana. The Firehole River is one of two major tributaries of the Madison River. The Gibbon River begins in the center of Yellowstone National Park, at Grebe Lake The Ruby River is a tributary of the Beaverhead River, approximately 76 mi (122 km long in southwestern Montana in the United States. The San Juan River is a tributary of the Colorado River, 400 mi (644 km long in the western United States. Angling in Yellowstone National Park is a major reason many visitors come to the park each year and since it was created in 1872 the park has drawn anglers from The Yellowstone River is a Tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 671 miles (1080 km long in the western United States. A fishing tournament, or derby, is an organised competition among Anglers. Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient Angling method most renowned as a method for catching Trout and Salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of Colebrook is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The Founders Bridge is one of the three highway bridges over the Connecticut River in Hartford Connecticut. The Bulkeley Bridge (also known as Hartford Bridge, Bridge No Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Much of the beginning of the river's course in the town of Pittsburg is occupied by the Connecticut Lakes, a chain of deep, cold water lakes that are home to lake trout and landlocked salmon. Pittsburg is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The Connecticut Lakes are a group of lakes in northern New Hampshire, forming the beginning of the Connecticut River. Lake trout ( Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in Lakes in northern North America. Atlantic salmon, known scientifically as Salmo salar, is a species of Fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern
The river itself holds native brook trout, rainbow trout, large brown trout, shad, small-mouth bass, striped bass, carp, catfish, American eel, and several other species of game fish. The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, (sometimes called the eastern brook trout, Adirondack coaster lake trout) is a Species of Fish The rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of Salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America The brown trout ( Salmo trutta morpha fario and S trutta morpha lacustris) and the sea trout ( S Landlocked salmon make their way into the river during spring spawning runs of bait fish and during their fall spawn. The river has fly-fishing-only regulations on five miles (8 km) of river. Most of the river from Lake Francis south is open to lure and bait as well. Lake Francis is a reservoir on the Connecticut River in northern New Hampshire. Two tail-water dams provide cold river water for miles downstream making summer fishing on the Connecticut River excellent.
Water quality testing project
A program of water testing is in the preparation stages. Water samples will be drawn three days a week at three locations: in the Greenfield area, below the Holyoke Dam in the Chicopee-Springfield area, and in the White River heartland area of Vermont. The results of the testing will be on a yet-to-be-created website up to 48 hours after samples are collected, due to the time required to evaluate the samples. [5]
Tributaries
Listed from south to north by location of mouth:
Crossings
The Connecticut River is a significant barrier to travel between western and eastern New England. The Salmon River is formed at the confluence of the Blackledge and Jeremy rivers about one mile west of North Westchester Connecticut. The Hockanum River is a river in Connecticut. The Hockanum neighborhood in East Hartford is named after it The Park River is a unique urban river that flows through and under the City of Hartford Connecticut. The Farmington River is a river located in northwest Connecticut and southwest Massachusetts. The Scantic River (pronounced SKAN-tik is a river that flows through the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The Westfield River in Massachusetts flows through Westfield and empties into the Connecticut River at West Springfield Massachusetts. The Chicopee River originates in a small village of Palmer Massachusetts called Three Rivers from the confluence of the Quaboag River, Ware River and Swift The Manhan River is a river (109 miles long in central Massachusetts. The Mill River is a tributary of the Connecticut River arising in the Berkshires in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Deerfield River is a river that runs for from southern Vermont through northwestern Massachusetts to the Connecticut River. The Millers River is a river in New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts, originating in Ashburnham Massachusetts and Rindge New Hampshire, The Ashuelot River is a tributary of the Connecticut River, approximately 64 mi (102 km long in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States. USACE Ball Mountain Lake and Damjpg|thumb|Ball Mountain Lake and Dam on the West River in Windham County Vermont]]The West River is a Tributary of the Connecticut River Partridge Brook is a 75 Mile long (121 Km) Stream located in southwestern New Hampshire in the United States. The Cold River is a 226 Mile long (365 Km) River located in western New Hampshire in the United States. The Saxtons River is a river in the US state of Vermont, a Tributary of the Connecticut River. The Williams River is a river approximately long in the US state of Vermont. This article is about the Black River in southeastern Vermont The Little Sugar River is a 135 Mile long (217 km) River located in western New Hampshire in the United States. The Sugar River is a 270 Mile long (4350 Km) River located in western New Hampshire in the United States. Blow-me-down Brook is a 128 Mile long (207 Km) Stream located in western New Hampshire in the United States. The Ottauquechee River (pronounced AWT-ah-KWEE-chee) is a River, about 40 mi (65 km long in eastern Vermont in the United States. The Mascoma River is a 316 Mile long (510 Km) River located in western New Hampshire in the United States. The White River is a river approximately long in the US state of Vermont. Mink Brook is a 95 Mile long (153 Km) Stream in western New Hampshire in the United States. The Ompompanoosuc River (pronounced /ˈɑmpɑmpænusək/) is a River, about 25 mi (40 km long in eastern Vermont in the United States. The Waits River is Oliverian Brook is a 131 Mile long (212 Km) River in western New Hampshire in the United States. The Wells River is a river approximately long in the US state of Vermont. The Ammonoosuc River is a River, 55 mi (89 km long in northwestern New Hampshire in the United States. The Passumpsic River is a tributary of the Connecticut River, in Vermont. The Johns River (also called "John's River" in northern New Hampshire, arises at Cherry Pond in Jefferson and runs approximately 14 Miles (23 The Israel River (also called "Israel's River" is a river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The Upper Ammonoosuc River is a tributary of the Connecticut River that flows through northern New Hampshire in the United States. Simms Stream is a 104 Mile long (168 Km) River in northern New Hampshire in the United States. The Mohawk River is a 138 Mile long (222 Km) River in northern New Hampshire in the United States. Halls Stream is a 252 Mile long (405 Km) tributary of the Connecticut River. Indian Stream is a tributary of the Connecticut River, approximately 19 Perry Stream is an 186 Mile long (299 Km) River in northern New Hampshire in the United States. Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. This is a list of Bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes Several major transportation corridors cross the river including Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, Interstate 95 (Connecticut Turnpike) and Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike). The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Northeast Corridor ( NEC) is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency Interstate 95, the main north-south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, runs in a general east-west compass direction for 111 The Connecticut Turnpike, formally known as the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike, is a Freeway in Connecticut that runs from Greenwich to Interstate 90 (I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3100 miles (5000 kilometers The Massachusetts Turnpike (commonly shortened to the MassPike or The Pike) is the easternmost 138-mile (222 km stretch of Interstate 90.
See also
- History of Connecticut
- List of Connecticut rivers
- List of Massachusetts rivers
- List of New Hampshire rivers
- List of Vermont rivers
- The Great Attack - the burning of American ships on the Connecticut River at Essex in 1814
References
- ^ USGS GNIS: Connecticut River
- ^ Connecticut Heritage (Dorothy A. Connecticut began as three distinct settlements referred to at the time as 'Colonies' or 'Plantations' List of Rivers in Connecticut ( US state) sorted by drainage basin List of Rivers in Massachusetts ( US state) All Massachusetts rivers flow to the Atlantic Ocean. This is a list of rivers and significant streams in the US state of New Hampshire. This is a list of rivers in the US state of Vermont, sorted by Drainage basin, and ordered from lower to higher with the towns at their mouths Essex is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. DeBisschop). The Canal at Windsor Locks. Retrieved January 20, 2006. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Wheeler, Scott (September 2002). The History of Logging in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. The Kingdom Historical.
- ^ [1]Kaplan, Thomas, "River Watchers, Tackling Speeders and Thin Budgets", article in The New York Times, Metro section, August 30, 2007, accessed same day
- ^ Daily Hampshire Gazette article
External links
- Connecticut River Watershed Council
- The Connecticut River Museum
- Connecticut Riverfest
- Upper Valley Trails Alliance
- Connecticut River Joint Commissions
- Mouth or other endpoint (Long Island Sound) is at coordinates
- Source (Fourth Connecticut Lake) is at coordinates
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