Falls River (Connecticut River tributary)

Falls River
Pauls River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
RegionMiddlesex County
MunicipalityEssex
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationIvoryton, Connecticut
 • coordinates41°21′18″N 72°30′49″W / 41.35500°N 72.51361°W / 41.35500; -72.51361
MouthConnecticut River
 • coordinates
41°22′04″N 72°23′17″W / 41.36778°N 72.38806°W / 41.36778; -72.38806
Length7.7 mi (12.4 km)

The Falls River is a 7.7-mile-long (12.4 km)[1] river located in Essex, Connecticut. It begins in the Pond Meadow area of Ivoryton and runs for about 5 miles (8.0 km) through Essex. Its beginnings are visible from Comstock Field at the end of Park Road in Ivoryton. Before that it runs to a small pond behind the L.C. Doane Company near Pond Meadow Road. It runs along the old Sohmer Piano Factory, under Walnut Street, and along Main Street. It continues to run along Main Street, being very visible near the Lutheran Church. It eventually winds its way to the Connecticut River, near a parcel of conserved land called Osage Trails.

  1. ^ 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