The Walloomsac River () from the Native American name, Wal-loom-sacAboriginal place names of New York, By William Martin Beauchamp, page 185
/ref> is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed October 3, 2011 tributary of the

Hoosic River The Hoosic River, also known as the Hoosac, the Hoosick (primarily in New York) and the Hoosuck (mostly archaic), is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed October 3, 2011 tri ...

in the northeastern

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. It rises in southwestern

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, in the

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east of the town of

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in Woodford Hollow at the confluence of Bolles Brook and City Stream where it is labeled Walloomsac Brook on maps1898 topographical map of Bennington, VT
/ref>1954 topographical map of Bennington, VT
/ref> but is locally known as "The Roaring Branch". The river then flows west toward Bennington and passes the downtown area to the north. For many years this section was intermittent due to the water having been diverted to power mills in town (ca. 1810).Molly Stark Byway, Bennington, History In The Making
/ref> This divergence gave the name Walloomsac to a portion of the river flowing through town on the present course of South Stream. The combined Walloomsac / South Stream joins the Roaring Branch northwest of town. From here the river flows westward as the Walloomsac River and joins the Hoosic River below

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Bridges

The river is crossed by the following roads / railroads via bridges.

Vermont

;Walloomsac Brook * - "Woodford Bridge", west of

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trailhead, washed away in flood waters related to

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in August 2011, and another bridge east of downtown Bennington ;The Roaring Branch * just north of its eastern terminus and SPUI interchange at Route 9 (2 one-way bridges) *North Branch Street - the bridge there is known locally as the Brooklyn Bridge *Park Street * *Railroad bridge between US Route 7 and Benmont Avenue ;Walloomsac River *Benmont Avenue *Hunt Street foot bridge (washed away in flood waters related to Hurricane Irene in August 2011) * via the western leg of the "Bennington Bypass" *Silk Road via the

Silk Covered Bridge The Silk Covered Bridge is a covered bridge, carrying Silk Road across the Walloomsac River between downtown Bennington, Vermont and the village of North Bennington, United States. A Town lattice truss bridge, it was built in 1840, and is one of ...

*Murphy Road via two bridges at Paper Mill Village including the Paper Mill Village Covered Bridge *River Road via the

Burt Henry Covered Bridge The Burt Henry Covered Bridge, also known as the Henry Covered Bridge or just the Henry Bridge, is a covered bridge that spans the Walloomsac River near Bennington, Vermont. A Town lattice truss bridge, it carries River Road, just south of the vi ...

New York

*Cottrell Road in two places *Caretakers Road *Factory Hill Road * *Railroad bridges in three places

Tributaries

Traveling upstream from the confluence with the Hoosic River, the following tributaries feed the Walloomsac: *Little White Creek *Paran Creek *Walloomsac River (original path through downtown Bennington, name ends at confluence of Roaring Brook and South Stream): **Roaring Brook **Barney Brook **South Stream ***Jewett Brook ***Roaring Branch (of South Stream) *Roaring Branch of the Walloomsac River (so named on maps from US 7 to VT 9, locally this name continues to Bolles Brook) **Furnace Brook ***Stratton Brook ***Basin Brook **Walloomsac Brook (so named on maps from VT 9 to confluence of Bolles Brook and City Stream) ***Bolles Brook ****Bickford Hollow Brook ****Hell Hollow Brook ***City Stream ****Stamford Stream

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