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The Thames River (/ θ eɪ m z / THAYMZ [1]) is a short river and tidal estuary in the state of Connecticut.It flows south for 15 miles (24 km) [2] through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at Norwich, Connecticut, to New London and Groton, Connecticut, which flank its mouth at Long Island Sound.
1.8 Long Island Sound. 1.9 New York Harbor. 2 Alphabetically. ... Thames River (Connecticut) Shetucket River (Connecticut) ... Professor Higbee's Stream Map of New ...
From west to east, the sound stretches 110 mi (180 km) from the East River and the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City, along the North Shore of Long Island, to Block Island Sound. A mix of freshwater from tributaries, and saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean , Long Island Sound is 21 mi (34 km) at its widest point and varies in depth from 65 to ...
Although Bannack was the first territorial capital, the territorial legislature moved the capital to Virginia City on February 7, 1865. [11] It remained the capital until April 19, 1875, when it moved to Helena. [12] Thomas Dimsdale began publication of Montana's first newspaper, the Montana Post, in Virginia City on August 27, 1864. [13]
Most of Connecticut's rivers flow into Long Island Sound and from there the waters mix into the Atlantic Ocean. A few extremely eastern rivers flow into Block Island Sound. The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented from downstream to upstream under each larger stream's name.
Norwalk Harbor is a recreational and commercial harbor and seaport at the estuary of the Norwalk River where it flows into Long Island Sound in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. The last portion of the Norwalk River from the head of navigation near Wall Street in Central Norwalk to the Long Island Sound forms Norwalk Harbor. It is a federal ...
Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound; Hart Island; Hay Island (Connecticut) Head of the Harbor, New York; Hempstead Harbor; High Island (Bronx) Horse Island (Connecticut) Horseshoe Harbor (Long Island Sound) Housatonic River; Huckleberry Island; Huguenot Yacht Club (Long Island Sound) Hunter Island (Bronx) Huntington Bay, New York; Hutchinson River
The Quinnipiac River (/ ˈ k w ɪ n ə ˌ p i. æ k / KWIH-nə-pee-ak) is a 45.5-mile (73.2 km) [4] long river in the New England region of the United States, located entirely in the state of Connecticut. The river rises in West Central Connecticut from Dead Wood Swamp near the city of New Britain.