The Five Mile River is a river located in
Connecticut's Northeast Corner and flows through the towns of
Thompson,
Putnam, and
Killingly.The original
Nipmuc name was ''Assawaga'', meaning "place between" or "halfway place". The Assawaga received its English name from the fact that the first land laid out upon it was "supposed to be about five miles from"
Woodstock, Connecticut. The Five Mile is a tributary of the
Quinebaug River and is part of the
Thames River watershed. Its source is Little Pond (also known as Schoolhouse Pond), close to the
Massachusetts border. It empties into the
Quinebaug River at
Danielson, near the intersection of
Connecticut Route 12 and
U.S. Route 6.
The Fivemile River has several dams, most of which are former mill operations. Its largest impoundment is
Quaddick Reservoir
Quaddick Reservoir is a man-made body of water in the town of Thompson, Connecticut. The reservoir has three sections: Lower (124 acres), Middle (203 acres), and Upper (81 acres). It originated with the completion of a dam on the Five Mile River
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, though there are several smaller dams including those that were built for the purpose of harnessing waterpower for industry. The best examples of surviving mill villages can be seen in
Killingly in villages such as Pineville, Ballouville, Attawaugan, and
Dayville.
See also
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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 ...
References
Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut HistoryEnvironmental Protection AgencyConnecticut Department of Environmental Protection
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Rivers of Windham County, Connecticut
Killingly, Connecticut
Rivers of Connecticut
Tributaries of the Thames River (Connecticut)