Moosup River
The Moosup River is a river in the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut. It flows approximately 23.7 miles (38.1 km).[1] The river is named after the Native American sachem Maussup.[2]
Course
[edit | edit source]The river rises from Clark Pond in Foster, Rhode Island. From there, it flows south through Foster and Coventry, then turns west and heads into Connecticut, flowing through Sterling and Plainfield to its mouth at the Quinebaug River.
Dam Removal
[edit | edit source]The American Rivers organization has targeted the Moosup River for dam removal to help fish to swim upstream to spawn. In late June 2014 Moosup Dam #1 in Connecticut was removed [3] and on September 29, 2015, the Griswold Rubber dam in Connecticut was removed.[4]
Crossings
[edit | edit source]Below is a list all crossings over the Moosup River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream.
| State | County | Town | Carrying |
|---|---|---|---|
| RI | Providence | Foster | Harrington Road |
| Moosup Valley Road | |||
| Kent | Coventry | Barbs Hill Road | |
| File:Rhode Island 14.svg RI 14 | |||
| CT | Windham | Sterling | Deerfield Drive |
| File:Connecticut Highway 14A.svg CT 14A | |||
| File:Connecticut Highway 14.svg CT 14 | |||
| Plainfield | File:Connecticut Highway 14.svg CT 14 | ||
| Barber Hill Road | |||
| River Street | |||
| Pond Street | |||
| South Main Street | |||
| File:I-395 (CT).svg I-395 | |||
| File:Connecticut Highway 12.svg CT 12 | |||
| Water Street | |||
| Black Hill Road |
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Tributaries
[edit | edit source]In addition to many unnamed tributaries, the following brooks feed the Moosup:
- West Meadow Brook
- Bucks Horn Brook
- Roaring Brook
- Vaughn Brook
- Quanduck Brook
- Angell Brook
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
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- ^ American Rivers Blog "11 Dam Removal Projects to Watch This Summer." Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., accessed November 26, 2015
- ^ American Rivers Facebook post on September 29, 2015 with three photos." [1], accessed November 26, 2015
- Maps from the United States Geological Survey
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- Rivers of Providence County, Rhode Island
- Rivers of Kent County, Rhode Island
- Rivers of Windham County, Connecticut
- Plainfield, Connecticut
- Rivers of Connecticut
- Rivers of Rhode Island
- Tributaries of the Thames River (Connecticut)
- Northeastern United States river stubs
- Connecticut geography stubs
- Rhode Island geography stubs