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The Ompompanoosuc River is a
river
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, about 25 mi (40 km) long, in eastern
Vermont
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in the
United States
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. It is a
tributary
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of the
Connecticut River
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, which flows to
Long Island Sound
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. According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, the river has also been known by the names "Om-pom-pa-noos-uc" and "Pompanoosuc."
The Ompompanoosuc River rises in eastern
Orange County
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in the town of
Vershire, and flows generally southwardly through the towns of
West Fairlee and
Thetford
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into northeastern
Windsor County, where it joins the Connecticut River in the village of Pompanoosuc which is located in the town of
Norwich
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.
DeLorme
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(1996). ''Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.
In Thetford, the river is
dam
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med by the Union Village Dam,
[ which was built from 1946 to 1950 as part of a ]U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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project for flood control
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District (last accessed December 31, 2017). The structure is a 170-foot-high earthen dam, creating a seasonal lake in the winter.
The West Branch Ompompanoosuc River flows generally southeastwardly through the towns of Vershire and Strafford to Thetford, where it joins the main stem of the river.
See also
* List of Vermont rivers
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Vermont, sorted by drainage basin, and ordered from lower to higher, with the towns at their mouths:
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River flows south towards Long Island Sound in Connecticut. ...
References
Rivers of Vermont
Rivers of Orange County, Vermont
Rivers of Windsor County, Vermont
Tributaries of the Connecticut River
United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
Dams completed in 1950
Vermont placenames of Native American origin
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