The Barton River is a tributary of

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, over long, in northern

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in the United States. It runs north from Glover through Barton, Brownington,

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and drains through Newport into

's South Bay.

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The Barton River arises from the fountains of the former Runaway Pond in Glover. The stretch of river from

Vermont Route 16 Vermont Route 16 (VT 16) is a state highway in northern Vermont, United States. It begins at Vermont Route 15, VT 15 in Hardwick, Vermont, Hardwick and heads northward to U.S. Route 5 (Vermont), U.S. Route 5 (US 5) in Ba ...

north of Glover village to Lake Memphremagog is long and is rated by

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as a class I-III section. Roaring Brook runs from Parker Pond in West Glover to the river in southern Barton near Route 16. One of the head branches is the drain from

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in the village of Barton. After leaving Barton village,

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and the railroad all follow the course of the Barton River valley north to Newport. The

Willoughby River The Willoughby River ( ) is a tributary of the Barton River, flowing on , in the Orleans County, Vermont, United States. This river flows to northwest, southwest and northwest, crossing the municipalities of Westmore, Vermont, Orleans and B ...

flows from

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into the Barton River in Orleans and provides considerable volume. Orleans was once called "Barton Landing" and was the place where, historically, craft could be safely loaded for transport north. After leaving Orleans, it flows through eastern Irasburg, through

and then into Lake Memphremagog. Parts of the following Vermont towns are in the Barton River watershed:

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, Coventry, Brownington, Irasburg], Barton, Westmore, Vermont, Westmore,

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, Glover, and Albany. Water bodies in the watershed include

, Shadow Lake, Lake Parker, and Brownington Pond.

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Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
retrieved July 17, 2008 {{authority control Rivers of Vermont Lake Memphremagog Derby, Vermont Glover, Vermont Barton, Vermont Barton (village), Vermont Brownington, Vermont Orleans, Vermont Irasburg, Vermont Coventry, Vermont Westmore, Vermont Northeast Kingdom, Vermont Rivers of Orleans County, Vermont Tributaries of the Saint Lawrence River

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