Housatonic River

Housatonic River
The Housatonic River in Cornwall
Housatonic River watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut, Massachusetts
CountiesFairfield, CT, Litchfield, CT, New Haven, CT, Berkshire, MA
CityPittsfield, MA
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of West and East Branches Housatonic River
 • locationPittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
 • coordinates42°26′01″N 073°15′03″W / 42.43361°N 73.25083°W / 42.43361; -73.25083[1]
 • elevation959 ft (292 m)
MouthLong Island Sound
 • location
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
 • coordinates
41°10′09″N 073°06′30″W / 41.16917°N 73.10833°W / 41.16917; -73.10833[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length149 mi (240 km)
Basin size1,948 sq mi (5,050 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationStratford/Milford, CT
 • minimum54 cu ft/s (1.5 m3/s)
 • maximum48,600 cu ft/s (1,380 m3/s)
Discharge 
 • locationGreat Barrington, MA
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftEast Branch Housatonic River, Konkapot River, Blackberry River, Shepaug River, Pomperaug River, Naugatuck River
 • rightWest Branch Housatonic River, Williams River, Green River, Salmon Creek,[2] Ten Mile River, Candlewood Lake,[Note 1] Still River
TypeScenic, Recreational
DesignatedDecember 29, 2022[3]

The Housatonic River (/ˌhuːsəˈtɒnɪk/ HOOS-ə-TON-ik) is a river, approximately 149 miles (240 km) long,[4][5] in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about 1,950 square miles (5,100 km2) of southwestern Connecticut into Long Island Sound.

  1. ^ a b "Housatonic River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Salmon Creek". USGS Geographic Names Information System. USGS. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ^ "National Wild and Scenic Rivers System". rivers.gov. National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  4. ^ Housatonic River Basin Final Natural Resources Restoration Plan, Environmental Assessment, and Environmental Impact Evaluation for Connecticut (PDF) (Report). State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, USFWS, NOAA. July 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  5. ^ 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


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