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Mill River (Weymouth Back River Tributary)
Mill River may refer to: Rivers in the United States *Mill River (Connecticut), in New Haven County *Mill River (Fairfield, Connecticut) *Mill River, in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Rippowam River * Mill River (Harrington Bay), in Washington County, Maine *Mill River (Saint George River tributary), in Thomaston, Maine * Mill River (Massachusetts–Rhode Island) *Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts) *Mill River (Springfield, Massachusetts) *Mill River (Taunton River tributary), in Taunton, Massachusetts *Mill River (Otter Creek tributary), in Rutland County, Vermont Other uses *Mill River, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. *Mill River, Massachusetts, U.S. **Mill River Historic District *Mill River East, Prince Edward Island, Canada *Mill River Union High School, in Clarendon, Vermont, U.S. See also * *Mill (other) Mill may refer to: Science and technology * * Mill (grinding) * Milling (machining) * Millwork * Textile mill * Steel mill, a factory for the manufactur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mill River (Connecticut)
The Mill River is a river in New Haven County, Connecticut. History A mill for grinding corn was built on a Quinnipiack ford near East Rock in 1642. By 1780 there were eight mills. In time the river provided power for Eli Whitney's gun factory, now the Eli Whitney Museum. It joins the Quinnipiac River at the mouth of New Haven Harbor which opens out into Long Island Sound. Watershed and course The river starts in the town of Cheshire, flows through Hamden and New Haven, and discharges into New Haven Harbor on Long Island Sound. The river's length is .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 The river is dammed in southern Hamden to form Lake Whitney (Connecticut), Lake Whitney, which is operated as a reservoir by the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority. Mill River passes through Sleeping Giant State Park in northern Hamden and East Rock Park below Lake Whitney in Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
