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Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the ...

. It is a

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of the Connecticut River, and is the namesake of the

White River Valley The White River Valley is a region in central Vermont, United States. The area is a natural river valley of the White River. As defined by the valley's chamber of commerce, it includes eleven towns: Bethel, Braintree, Brookfield, Chelsea, Han ...

. The White River rises at Skylight Pond south of Bread Loaf Mountain near the crest of the

Green Mountains The Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont. The range runs primarily south to north and extends approximately from the border with Massachusetts to the border with Quebec, Canada. The part of the same range that is i ...

. The river flows east to the town of Granville, where it receives the outflow from the southern portion of Granville Notch. The river turns south and, followed by

Vermont Route 100 Vermont Route 100 (VT 100) is a north–south state highway in Vermont in the United States. Running through the center of the state, it travels nearly the entire length of Vermont and is long. VT 100 is the state's longest number ...

, flows through the towns of Hancock and

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. Entering Stockbridge, the river turns northeast and, followed by Vermont Route 107, flows to the town of

Bethel Bethel ( he, בֵּית אֵל, translit=Bēṯ 'Ēl, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; el, Βαιθήλ; la, Bethel) was an ancient Israelite san ...

, where the Third Branch of the White River enters from the north. The Second Branch and the First Branch of the White River also enter from the north as the river flows through Royalton. From Royalton to the river's mouth, the valley is occupied by

Interstate 89 Interstate 89 (I-89) is an Interstate Highway in the New England region of the United States traveling from Bow, New Hampshire, to the Canadian border between Highgate Springs, Vermont, and Saint-Armand, Quebec. As with all odd-numb ...

and

Vermont Route 14 Vermont Route 14 (VT 14) is a north–south state highway in northeastern Vermont, United States. It extends from U.S. Route 4 (US 4) and US 5 in White River Junction to VT 100 in Newport. Between White River Junction a ...

. Flowing southeast, the river passes through the town of Sharon and enters the town of

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, where it reaches the Connecticut River at the village of White River Junction.

References

* U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps, 1:100,000-scale series, Rutland (VT) quadrangle * Rivers of Vermont Tributaries of the Connecticut River Rivers of Addison County, Vermont Rivers of Windsor County, Vermont {{Vermont-river-stub

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