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The Batten Kill, Battenkill, or Battenkill River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed October 3, 2011
river rising in
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that flows into
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and is a tributary of the
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. It is the longest Hudson tributary on that river's east. As "
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" means a creek, the name "Battenkill River" is
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. The mouth of the Batten Kill is in
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, and the source of the river is in
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. The river is known for its fishing, as it has a prominent
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population. The Shushan Covered Bridge crosses it at one point. The Batten Kill valley is home to the
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, the largest road cycling race in North America. The Native American name for the river is either ''Dionoondehowee'' or ''Ondawa''.


Tributaries

* Mad Tom Brook * Bourn Brook * Lye Brook * Mill Brook * Warm Brook * Green River * Camden Creek * Black Creek * Whittaker Brook * Hartshorn Brook


Course

The Batten Kill rises in East Dorset, Vermont, and flows south, with Mad Tom Brook soon joining it from the southern slope of Mount Tabor. It flows in a southwesterly direction to
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and then in a westerly direction, entering New York. The river continues west, forming the boundary between the towns of
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and Salem, turning north at the hamlet of Shushan. Turning west again at Greenwich Junction, the river becomes the boundary between Jackson and the town of
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, passing the hamlets of East Greenwich, Battenville and Center Falls before reaching the village of
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. The Batten Kill continues as the boundary between Greenwich and the town of Easton, past the hamlet of Middle Falls and ends at the
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, at a point one mile (1.6 km) north of
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. From source to mouth following the major windings, the river measures . The length of the river in Vermont is approximately .


Watershed

The Vermont portion of the Batten Kill watershed drains much of the northern portion of Bennington County and includes an area of approximately . The New York portion of the watershed covers . The Vermont portion of the Batten Kill watershed is mountainous, steep and heavily forested. The tributaries are, for the most part, wooded, steep and narrow.
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land in this watershed is almost . The average yearly rainfall over the entire basin area is . The following river and tributary descriptions for the Vermont portion of the basin were taken in part from the
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publication ''Surface Waters of Vermont''. Mad Tom Brook rises on the southern slope of Mount Tabor in the northwestern part of the town of
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at an altitude of above sea level. It flows southward and south-westward to East Dorset where it joins the beginning of the Batten Kill from the north. Its length is about , and its fall is about . The West Branch rises on the northern slope of Bear Mountain in the southeastern part of the town of Rupert at an altitude of about above sea level. It flows eastward about , then turns and flows southeastward to near Manchester Center. The West Branch has a length of about and a fall of , of which occurs in the first . Bourn Brook rises in Bourn Pond in the northeastern part of the town of
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at an altitude of above sea level. It flows somewhat east of north for about and then takes a northwesterly course to its junction with the Batten Kill half a mile south of Manchester Center. Its length is about and fall about of which of drop occurs within in the middle of its course. Lye Brook rises in Lye Brook Meadows in the northeastern part of Sunderland at an elevation of above sea level. It flows in a northerly direction about , then turns abruptly and flows southwestward to its junction with the Batten Kill. Its length is , and its fall is , of which occurs in the northward flowing stretch. Mill Brook rises near the center of Sunderland at an altitude of above sea level and flows southwestward, westward and northwestward to its junction with the Batten Kill at Sunderland. Its length is approximately and its fall about , of which occurs within of the head of the stream. The Green River flows generally southward from its source, west of Manchester, passing through Sandgate, above sea level and winding to its junction with the Batten Kill on the south side of State Route 313 at West Arlington. Camden Creek flows south to southwest from its source, just east of the New York state line, near West Sandgate. A little less than one mile south of its source, it is joined by Terry Brook, which flows in from the east. The creek runs south-southwest through the Camden Valley, crossing into Washington County, New York. It is joined by West Camden Creek from the north about one quarter mile from its junction with the Batten Kill on the north side of NY State Route 313, east of the hamlet of Shushan.


Covered bridges

The Batten Kill is crossed by four
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s, three of which are still in use today: West Arlington Bridge, Vermont (1852), Eagleville Bridge, New York (1858), Shushan Covered Bridge, New York (1858–1962), and Rexleigh Covered Bridge, New York (1874). The Shushan Covered Bridge is now a seasonal museum.


Agriculture

* Sheldon Farms (1845)


Battle of Saratoga

The Batten Kill was supposed to be a fallback point for the British
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's forces, but was never used and thus did not play a significant role in the
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.


See also

*
List of rivers of New York Rivers in the U.S. state of New York include: By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with tributaries indented by order of confluence, from mouth to source. New York Harbor Block Island Sound *Peconic River ** Little Rive ...
*
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


External links

*
Fly fishing the Battenkill River
at FlyfishingConnection

at GORP

{{authority control Rivers of New York (state) Rivers of Vermont Tributaries of the Hudson River Rivers of Washington County, New York Rivers of Bennington County, Vermont