The Nepaug River begins at the confluence of North Nepaug Brook and Cedar Swamp Brook about east of Bakerville, Connecticut.
It runs for to the
Farmington River
The Farmington River is a river, U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in length along its main stem, located in northwest Connecticut with major tributaries ex ...
about south of
Cherry Brook, Connecticut
Canton is a town, incorporated in 1806, located in the Farmington Valley section of Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,124 as of the 2020 census. It is bordered by Granby on the north, Simsbury on the east, Avon a ...
.
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011
A popular
whitewater
Whitewater forms in a rapid context, in particular, when a river's gradient changes enough to generate so much turbulence that air is trapped within the water. This forms an unstable current that froths, making the water appear opaque and ...
paddling route begins along Dings Road about downstream from the start of the Nepaug River. This river run is between Class I-II whitewater until the
U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a spur route of US 2. It follows a northeasterly and southwesterly direction stretching from Delaware to Maine, also traveling through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massa ...
bridge. The river then enters the Nepaug Reservoir at the northwest corner.
![The Nepaug Dam allows water to flow into the Nepaug Reservoir](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/The_Nepaug_Dam_allows_water_to_flow_into_the_Nepaug_Reservoir.jpg)
The Nepaug Reservoir was created by the Nepaug Dam which is located at the northwest corner of the reservoir and is approximately from the Farmington River. The final section of the Nepaug River carries the overflow from the Nepaug Dam east to the Farmington River at Collinsville (near Cherry Brook, Connecticut). The Reservoir is managed by the
Metropolitan District Commission.
The Nepaug Reservoir is approximately long from north to south and approximately wide from east to west.
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
External links
Connecticut Explorer's GuideOnline paddling map of the Nepaug River
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Rivers of Connecticut
Rivers of Litchfield County, Connecticut
Rivers of Hartford County, Connecticut
Tributaries of the Connecticut River
Connecticut placenames of Native American origin