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Rooster River is a
(March 2013). Fuss & O'Neill, prepared for City of Bridgeport in cooperation with: Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Southwest Conservation District. It has flooded on numerous occasions and so has its own
The river is 15.3 square miles in length. Its
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Fairfield County, Connecticut
* Fairfield County, Ohio
Fairfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,921. ...
, Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
that lies on and serves as the border between Bridgeport
Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...
and Fairfield.Technical Memorandum #1: State of the Rooster River Watershed: Rooster River Watershed Based Plan(March 2013). Fuss & O'Neill, prepared for City of Bridgeport in cooperation with: Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Southwest Conservation District. It has flooded on numerous occasions and so has its own
flood control
Flood control methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters."Flood Control", MSN Encarta, 2008 (see below: Further reading). Flood relief methods are used to reduce the effects of flood waters or high water level ...
project.
The river is 15.3 square miles in length. Its headwater
The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source.
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is heavily urbanized watershed; in addition to Bridgeport and Fairfield, it also runs through Trumbull. Rooster River extends southward into Black Rock Harbor
Black Rock Harbor is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Long Island Sound. The Black Rock Harbor Light on Fayerweather IslandLong 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 ...
by way of the Ash Creek Estuary. The source of the river is Lake Forest in Bridgeport, Horse Tavern Brook in Trumbull, and London's Brook from the Fairchild Wheeler golf course.
See also
*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
Rivers of Fairfield County, Connecticut Geography of Bridgeport, Connecticut Fairfield, Connecticut Rivers of Connecticut {{Connecticut-river-stub