The Pherrins River is a tributary of the
Clyde River, flowing in
Essex County and
Orleans County in northern
Vermont
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in
United States
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.
The valley of the river Pherrins is a convenient passage for connecting the Island Pond to the Norton Pond which is the head of water of the
Coaticook River
The Coaticook River is a north-flowing river rising in Vermont, United States, and located primarily in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The mouth of the river is located north of Waterville and south of Lennoxville, near the southern border ...
flowing to the northeast across the border of
Quebec
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and
Vermont
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.
Geography
The source of the river is located in the area of
Warren's Gore, Vermont
Warren's Gore (or Warrens Gore or Warren Gore) is a gore in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2 at the 2020 census, down from 4 at the 2010 census. In Vermont, gores and grants are unincorporated portions of a county whi ...
, on the northwest flank of
Bluff Mountain
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Places Australia
* Bluff, Queensland, Australia, a town
* The Bluff, Queensland (Ipswich), a rural locality in the city of Ipswich
* The Bluff, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a rural locality
* Bluff River (New So ...
in
Essex County, Vermont
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. This source is located at:
* West of a summit of the
Bluff Mountain
Bluff or The Bluff may refer to:
Places Australia
* Bluff, Queensland, Australia, a town
* The Bluff, Queensland (Ipswich), a rural locality in the city of Ipswich
* The Bluff, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a rural locality
* Bluff River (New So ...
;
* Southwest of the summit of the
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;
* Northeast of the border of
Orleans County;
* North of
Island Pond.
From its source, the river Pherrins flows on according to the following segments:
* toward the Northwest racing down the cliff on down to the railway crossing the valley of Pherrins River and the
Coaticook River
The Coaticook River is a north-flowing river rising in Vermont, United States, and located primarily in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The mouth of the river is located north of Waterville and south of Lennoxville, near the southern border ...
;
* toward the Southwest, crossing two small lakes up to the confluence of a stream (from the North);
* toward Southwest, up to the limit of
Orleans County;
* toward the Southwest, collecting the waters of a mountain stream (from the Northwest) up to the Pine Brook (from the East);
* to the South up to the discharge of Underpass Pond (from the East);
* to the South up to the limit of
Essex County;
* to the Southeast up to its confluence
The Pherrins River empties on the Northwest shore of the
Clyde River at downstream from the mouth of the
Island Pond in the area of
Brighton, Vermont
Brighton is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,157 at the 2020 census. The town was named "Gilead" in its original grant in 1780. The town was sold to a group consisting primarily of soldiers commanded by Colo ...
. This confluence is located on the west side of
Island Pond.
Toponymy
The toponym "River Pherrins" was formalized on October 29, 1980, at the
Geographic Names Information System
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(GNIS) of US federal government.
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Toponym: "Pherrins River"
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References
External links
* http://www.northernforestcanoetrail.org/tripplanner/
See also
* Lake Memphremagog, a body of water straddling the Quebec
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and Vermont
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*Clyde River (Vermont)
The Clyde River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog, over long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It is the easternmost of the four major rivers in Orleans County. It is the most powerful of the four within Orleans County, powering sever ...
, a stream
*Warren's Gore, Vermont
Warren's Gore (or Warrens Gore or Warren Gore) is a gore in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2 at the 2020 census, down from 4 at the 2010 census. In Vermont, gores and grants are unincorporated portions of a county whi ...
*Brighton, Vermont
Brighton is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,157 at the 2020 census. The town was named "Gilead" in its original grant in 1780. The town was sold to a group consisting primarily of soldiers commanded by Colo ...
*List of rivers of Vermont
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
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*List of rivers of the United States
The following list is a list of rivers of the United States.
Alphabetical listing
''Listings of the rivers in the United States by letter of the alphabet:''
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - ...
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Rivers of Vermont
Rivers of Orleans County, Vermont
Bodies of water of Essex County, Vermont