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The Aspetuck River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 river in the U.S. state of
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 river in the U.S. state of
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
. The river rises in the hills located in Huntington State Park
Huntington State Park is a state park of Utah, United States, featuring a warm-water reservoir. The state park is located near the town of Huntington.
Description
Huntington Reservoir was completed in 1966 by the United States Bureau of Rec ...
in Bethel
Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite sanct ...
, with a watershed of approximately . The river flows generally southerly through Redding, Connecticut
Redding is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2020 census.
History
Early settlement and establishment
At the time colonials began receiving grants for land within the boundaries of present-d ...
, to the Aspetuck Reservoir
The Aspetuck Reservoir is a large body of water in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is the most populous county in the state and was also its fastest- ...
, the Hemlock Reservoir
The Hemlock Reservoir is a reservoir in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Its completion was marked by the creation of the Hemlock Reservoir Dam, which was completed in 1914, and provides water to Fairfield, Bridgeport, and several other near ...
in Easton and Fairfield and finally into the Saugatuck River
The Saugatuck River is a river in southwestern Connecticut in the United States. It drains part of suburban and rural Fairfield County west of Bridgeport, emptying into Long Island Sound.
, a U.S. Navy oiler that saw service in World War II, wa ...
in Westport, Connecticut and then into the Long Island Sound. It flows through the village of Aspetuck Aspetuck is a village, which in Connecticut is an unincorporated community on the Aspetuck River, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, mostly in the town of Easton but extending also into Weston.
It is significant for being the location of the Aspect ...
at an average depth of . The word Aspetuck can be translated as "river originating at the high place" in an Algonquian language.
Recreation
Hiking
The Aspetuck Valley Trail is a Blue-Blazed Trail that follows the general course of the river.Water quality
The Aspetuck is one of the cleanest rivers in the state, with an AA rating.
See also
*List of rivers of Connecticut
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 t ...
*East Aspetuck River
The East Aspetuck River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed April 1, 2011 river in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in the United States. It flows in a southwesterly dir ...
References
Rivers of Fairfield County, Connecticut Rivers of Connecticut Connecticut placenames of Native American origin Redding, Connecticut Tributaries of Saugatuck River {{Connecticut-river-stub