The Winhall River is an
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West River West River may refer to:
Rivers
Canada
*West River (Antigonish, Nova Scotia) in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
* West River (Pictou, Nova Scotia) in Pictou County, Nova Scotia
* West River (Halifax, Nova Scotia) in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia
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in
Windham and
Bennington counties,
Vermont
Vermont () is a U.S. state, 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 (state), New York to the west, and the Provin ...
, in the United States.
The Winhall River rises near the western boundary of the town of
Stratton 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 north, forming the eastern boundary of the Lye Brook Wilderness of the
Green Mountain National Forest
Green Mountain National Forest is a national forest located in Vermont, a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest typical of the New England/Acadian forests ecoregion. The forest supports a variety of wildlife, including beaver, moose, coyote, bl ...
. It is crossed by the
Appalachian Trail
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along this section. The river then turns east, dropping out of the high ground of the Green Mountains and passing through the town of
Winhall. The river flows through the northern corner of the town of
Jamaica
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, then enters
Londonderry, where it enters the West River in Ball Mountain Reservoir.
See also
*
List of rivers of Vermont
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Vermont, sorted by drainage basin, and ordered from lower to higher, with the towns at their mouths:
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River flows south towards Long Island Sound in Connecticut. ...
References
Rivers of Vermont
Tributaries of the Connecticut River
Rivers of Bennington County, Vermont
Rivers of Windham County, Vermont
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