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The Mianus River is a river in
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, and
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, in the United States. It begins in the town of
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(east of
Armonk Armonk is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of North Castle, located in Westchester County, New York, United States. The corporate headquarters of IBM are located in Armonk. Geography and climate As of the 2010 census, Ar ...
) in a series of ponds at about altitude. Flowing northeast into the town of
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, it abruptly turns south and passes through the Mianus River Gorge, a nature preserve, before entering
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, where it is dammed into the Mianus Reservoir, officially known as the Samuel J. Bargh Reservoir ( altitude) of the Greenwich Water Company. From there, it flows south through Stamford and
Greenwich Greenwich ( , ,) is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated east-southeast of Charing Cross. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...
into
Long Island Sound Long Island Sound is a marine sound and tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies predominantly between the U.S. state of Connecticut to the north and Long Island in New York to the south. From west to east, the sound stretches from the Eas ...
, at sea level. The river flows under the Mianus River Bridge, which is part of
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, and the Mianus River Railroad Bridge which carries the
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of
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. The Mianus flows through parks including the
Mianus River State Park Mianus may refer to: *Mianus River The Mianus River is a river in Westchester County, New York, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, in the United States. It begins in the town of North Castle, New York (east of Armonk) in a series of ponds at ...
(straddling the Stamford/Greenwich border) and Mianus Glen, just to the north in Stamford, as well as Newman Mills Park in
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. The Mianus Fault runs near the river, pushing rock on the east side down, relative to the west side.Skehan, James W., ''Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island'', p 227, Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 2008, Mianus is a corruption of Mayanno, an Indian chieftain. Mianus has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.


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 ...
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List of rivers of New York This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New York. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented by order of confluence with their main stem, from mouth to source. Long Island Sound (nort ...
* Mianus River Gorge


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External links


Mianus River Gorge PreserveMianus River Watershed Council
Rivers of New York (state) Greenwich, Connecticut Geography of Stamford, Connecticut Connecticut placenames of Native American origin Rivers of Fairfield County, Connecticut Long Island Sound Rivers of Connecticut Rivers of Westchester County, New York {{Connecticut-river-stub