Aspetuck River
41°13′55″N 73°19′23″W / 41.2319°N 73.3231°W
The Aspetuck River is a 17.0-mile-long (27.4 km)[1] river in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The river rises in the hills located in Huntington State Park in Bethel, with a watershed of approximately 430 acres (170 ha).[2] The river flows generally southerly through Redding, Connecticut, to the Aspetuck Reservoir, and finally into the Saugatuck River in Westport, Connecticut and then into the Long Island Sound. It flows through the village of Aspetuck at an average depth of 2.5 feet (0.76 m).[3] The word Aspetuck can be translated as "river originating at the high place" in an Algonquian language.[4]
The Aspetuck Reservoir is fed water diverted from the Saugatuck Reservoir via an underground aqueduct. Water from the Aspetuck Reservoir is also diverted into the Hemlock Reservoir in Easton and Fairfield, which then flows into the Mill River.
Recreation
[edit]Hiking
[edit]The Aspetuck Valley Trail is a Blue-Blazed Trail that follows the general course of the river.
Water quality
[edit]The Aspetuck is one of the cleanest rivers in the state, with an AA rating.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
- ^ "Bethel, Connecticut Water Supply Resources". Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 01209105 ASPETUCK RIVER AT ASPETUCK, CT".
- ^ "Aspetuck Solutions". Archived from the original on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Redding, Connecticut Water Supply Resources". Archived from the original on 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2010-09-24.