The Pomperaug River is a
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A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in the US state of
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
. The two main tributaries to the Pomperaug are the
Nonnewaug River and the
Weekeepeemee River; their confluence forms the Pomperaug and
Woodbury Woodbury may refer to:
Geography
Antarctica
*Woodbury Glacier, a glacier on Graham Land, British Antarctic Territory
Australia
* Woodbury, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
England
* Woodbury, Bournemouth, an area in Dorset
*Woodbury, East Devo ...
developed here. The river flows through Woodbury and the Town of
Southbury, where it empties into the
Housatonic River at
Lake Zoar
Lake Zoar is a reservoir on the Housatonic River in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was formed by the completion of the Stevenson Dam, which flooded an area of Oxford and Stevenson named "Pleasantvale" or "Pleasant Vale". The towns of Monroe, ...
. The name of the river is from a local Native American language, likely Paugussset.
The locality of Pomperaug in Woodbury takes its name from the river. The Pomperaug is the namesake for the nearby
Pomperaug High School
Pomperaug High School (PHS) is a public high school in Southbury, Connecticut. It is part of Regional School District 15 which serves Southbury in addition to Middlebury.
History
Pomperaug was built in 1979 on the border between Southbury and M ...
.
Several districts that developed along the river have now been designated as historic: Woodbury Historic District 1, Woodbury Historic District 2, the
Russian Village Historic District and the
South Britain Historic District.
See also
*
List of Connecticut rivers
Most of Connecticut's rivers flow into Long Island Sound and from there the waters mix into the Atlantic Ocean. A few extremely eastern rivers flow into Block Island Sound. The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective t ...
References
External links
Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition
Rivers of Litchfield County, Connecticut
Rivers of New Haven County, Connecticut
Rivers of Connecticut
Tributaries of Housatonic River
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