The Silvermine River is an
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 1, 2011 river that flows through the towns of
Norwalk,
Wilton and
New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan () is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,622 according to the 2020 census.
About an hour from Manhattan by train, the town is considered part of Connecticut's Gold Coast. The town is bound ...
. It is spanned by the 1899
Perry Avenue Bridge in the
Silvermine neighborhood, and by the
Silvermine River Bridge that carries the
Merritt Parkway
The Merritt Parkway (also known locally as "The Merritt") is a limited-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut, with a small section at the northern end in New Haven County. Designed for Connecticut's Gold Coast, the parkway is known ...
. It is a tributary of the
Norwalk River
The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern Connecticut, United States, approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 The word "Norwalk" comes from t ...
which it joins at the north end of Deering Pond. ()
Silvermine River Pictorial Atlas
Norwalk River Watershed Association. Accessed 12 Feb 2011.
See also
* List of rivers of Connecticut
References
Rivers of Fairfield County, Connecticut
Rivers of Connecticut
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