Blackberry River Explained

Blackberry River
Name Other:(Alternately, Blackburn River,
Blackbury River, and other names)
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Connecticut
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Litchfield
Subdivision Type4:Towns
Subdivision Name4:Norfolk, North Canaan
Length:9.64miles
Source1:Confluence of Wood Creek and Spaulding Brook
Source1 Location:Norfolk
Source1 Coordinates:(41.994°N -73.2029°W)
Source1 Elevation:1130feet
Mouth:Housatonic River
Mouth Location:North Canaan
Mouth Coordinates:(42.0329°N -73.3473°W)
Mouth Elevation:643feet
River System:Housatonic
Basin Size:17341.03acres
Tributaries Left:Whiting River
Tributaries Right:Dunning Brook, Roaring Brook

The Blackberry River is a westward-flowing river located entirely in the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The river runs for 9miles through the towns of Norfolk and North Canaan, where it empties into the Housatonic River. The river provided waterpower for industrial purposes from the early 1700s through the first part of the 20th century.

Watershed

The river's watershed covers approximately in the Connecticut towns of Canaan, North Canaan and Norfolk, as well as a portion of New Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Historic sites

The river passes the historic Moseley House-Farm, a colonial mansion dating from 1763 in Norfolk, and the Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument in North Canaan.