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Otter Creek is the longest river entirely contained within the borders of Vermont. [ 2][ 3] Roughly 112 miles (180 km) long, it is the primary watercourse running through Rutland County and Addison County. The mouth of the river flows into Lake Champlain . Settled by indigenous peoples at least 10-11,000 years ago, the river was an important ...
The Walloomsac River ( / ˈwɑːluːmsæk, ˈwælʊmsɪk /) from the Native American name, Wal-loom-sac [ 1] is a 16.8-mile-long (27.0 km) [ 2] tributary of the Hoosic River in the northeastern United States. It rises in southwestern Vermont, in the Green Mountains east of the town of Bennington in Woodford Hollow at the confluence of Bolles ...
Winooski River. Coordinates: 44°31′49″N 73°16′28″W. The North Branch of the Winooski River at Montpelier. Map of the Winooski River watershed. The Winooski River (also known as the Onion River) is a tributary of Lake Champlain, approximately 90 miles (145 km) long, in the northern half of Vermont. Although not Vermont's longest river ...
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Vermont, sorted by drainage basin, and ordered from lower to higher, with the towns at their mouths: Connecticut River [ edit ]
The Missisquoi River rises in western Orleans County, Vermont, northwest of Lowell, Vermont, at an altitude of 247 metres (810 ft). This source is located next to Route 58 and adjacent to Belvidere Mountain. This source proves to be the continuity of the Burgess Branch (coming from the southwest). From its source, the Missisquoi River flows ...
The Poultney River's origin is from a mountain spring in the town of Tinmouth, VT. From here, it flows through the towns of Middletown Springs and Poultney, after which it begins to form the Vermont–New York border, beginning at the Poultney (VT)/ Hampton (NY) town lines. Along this border, the river travels through the towns of Fair Haven ...
Connecticut River. The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for 406 miles (653 km) through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island Sound. [4] Its watershed encompasses 11,260 square miles ...
Deerfield River is a river that runs for 76 miles (122 km) [1] from southern Vermont through northwestern Massachusetts to the Connecticut River. The Deerfield River was historically influential in the settlement of western Franklin County, Massachusetts, and its namesake town. It is the Connecticut River's second-longest tributary in ...