The Nulhegan River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
accessed April 7, 2016 tributary of the
Connecticut River in
Essex County,
Vermont
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.
Course
The main stem of the river rises at the outlet of Nulhegan Pond in the eastern part of the town of
Brighton, Vermont, and flows east into the town of
Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "co ...
. Near the eastern border of Ferdinand, the North Branch of the Nulhegan enters from the north. The main stem continues east into the northern corner of the town of
Brunswick, then turns southeast upon entering the town of
Bloomfield for its final descent to the Connecticut River at Bloomfield village, across from the village of
North Stratford, New Hampshire. The East Branch of the Nulhegan enters from the north northwest of Bloomfield village.
Vermont Route 105 follows the Nulhegan River from source to mouth. The river is part of the
Northern Forest Canoe Trail
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that extends from the
Adirondack Mountains
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to
Fort Kent, Maine
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.
The North Branch of the Nulhegan rises at the mouth of Unknown Pond in the unincorporated area of
Averys Gore, Vermont, at an elevation of in a saddle between Middle Mountain to the north and Bluff Mountain to the south. The North Branch flows southeast through the west part of
Lewis
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and the eastern corner of Brighton before entering the main Nulhegan River in the east part of the town of Ferdinand, just east of the location known as Wenlock. The total length of the North Branch is .
The East Branch rises in the center of the town of
Averill and flows briefly north and west before turning south and southeast for the majority of its course. It passes through the eastern corner of the town of Lewis, then enters the town of Bloomfield, where it joins the main stem upstream from the Connecticut River. The total length of the East Branch is .
See also
*
List of rivers of Vermont
References
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Rivers of Vermont
Tributaries of the Connecticut River
Bodies of water of Essex County, Vermont
Bloomfield, Vermont
Brighton, Vermont
Brunswick, Vermont
Ferdinand, Vermont
Vermont placenames of Native American origin