The Blackledge River is a

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of the Salmon River which courses U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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in the

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. Rising from Sperry Pond in

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, the Blackledge amasses waters from feeder creeks along its course before joining the Jeremy River in

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. Salmon River, considered a major tributary of the Connecticut River, begins at the confluence of the Blackledge and Jeremy.''Salmon River Watershed Rapid Bioassessment Summary Report 2008''.
Rep. Salmon River Watershed Partnership & Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 2009. Web. 11 Oct. 2016. A popular whitewater paddling route begins at West Road about south of Gay City State Park. There are frequent Class I-II whitewater rapids throughout the route to the Salmon River.

Bridges

* Blackledge River Railroad Bridge * Foot Bridge on Gay City State Park Red Trail (at southern border with Meshomasic State Forest)

References

Rivers of Hartford County, Connecticut Tributaries of the Connecticut River Rivers of Connecticut {{Connecticut-river-stub

Bridges

See also

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