The Trout River is a tributary of the
Missisquoi River, flowing successively in municipalities of
Montgomery, in
Enosburg and in
East Berkshire
East Berkshire was a county constituency in the county of Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The constituency ...
, in
Franklin County, in northern
Vermont in the
United States.
The Trout River Valley is served by North Main Street (VT 118) passing on the northeast bank of the river. While the upper part is served by Jay Mountain Road (route 242) (north side of the river) and by Hazens Notch Road (route 58) on the south side.
The surface of the Trout River is generally frozen from mid-December to mid-March, with the exception of the rapids; however, safe circulation on the ice generally takes place from late December to early March.
Course
The Trout River rises at the confluence of Jay Brook (coming from East) and Wade Brook (coming from South-East) in
Franklin County, Vermont, East of
Montgomery, Vermont, at an altitude of . This source is located at the North of the
route 58
The following highways are numbered 58:
International
* European route E58
Australia
* Riverina Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 58
* Highway 58 (Ontario)
* Saskatchewan Highway 58
Finland
* Finnish national road 58
India
* National Highway ...
and south of
route 242 (Mountain Road).
From its source, the Trout River flows over mainly in agricultural area except the crossing of Montgomery Center and crossing the
Missisquoi & Trout Wild and Scenic River, with a drop of , according to the following segments:
* towards west, by collecting the Hannah Clark brook (coming from North-East), crossing the
route 242 (Mountain Road) in the middle of Montgomery Center, up to the mouth of
South Branch Trout River
The South Branch Trout River is a tributary of the Trout River, flowing successively in Belvidere and in Montgomery, in Lamoille County and in Franklin County, in northern Vermont in the United States.
The valley of the South Branch Trout Ri ...
(coming from South);
* towards the northwest, following more or less the route
route 118 (North Main Street), passing south of the village of Montgomery, crossing the North Main Street, up to Black Falls Brook (coming from the north-east);
* towards the northwest, doing a loop to the southwest and crossing the North Main Street, then branching north, crossing the Longley Bridge Road, going shortly along the Main North Street (on south side), branching west in order to collect a brook (coming from southwest), then curving to northwest, entering Enosburg and doing some serpentines, up to Alder Brook (coming from East);
* at first towards the north going along with North Main Street (on the west side), doing a loop to the North after crossing the Hopkins Bridge Road, branching to the ouest, then to the northwest entering in
East Berkshire
East Berkshire was a county constituency in the county of Berkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The constituency ...
, up to the
route 118;
* towards the northwest, doing two serpentines, up to the mouth.
[River segments measured using the US National Map]
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The mouth of the Trout River is emptying on the south shore of Missisquoi River, right downstream of a river elbow. From there, the current goes generally westward on up to eastern shore of Lake Champlain.[
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Toponymy
The toponym "Trout River" was registered on October 29, 1980 in the USGS (US Geological Survey).USGS
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See also
* Franklin County, Vermont
*South Branch Trout River
The South Branch Trout River is a tributary of the Trout River, flowing successively in Belvidere and in Montgomery, in Lamoille County and in Franklin County, in northern Vermont in the United States.
The valley of the South Branch Trout Ri ...
* Missisquoi River
* Lake Champlain
* Richelieu River
* List of rivers of Vermont
References
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Rivers of Vermont
Rivers of Franklin County, Vermont
Northern Forest Canoe Trail
Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States