Brownington Branch Explained

Brownington Branch
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Vermont
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Orleans County, Vermont
Source1 Location:Mountain brook, Westmore, Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, US
Source1 Coordinates:44.81°N -72.0408°W
Source1 Elevation:446m (1,463feet)
Mouth Location:Willoughby River (Vermont), Brownington, Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, US
Mouth Coordinates:44.8169°N -72.1522°W
Mouth Elevation:302m (991feet)
Length:12.7km (07.9miles)
Tributaries Right:(from the mouth) Bassett Brook, Moody Brook.

The Brownington Branch is a tributary of the Willoughby River, flowing in Orleans County, Vermont, in northern Vermont, in United States.

This river flows northwest, then to the west, crossing the municipality of Westmore and Brownington. Its course runs through forested areas, agricultural and urban.

Course

Branch Brownington rises as a mountain stream on the north slope of Mount Goodwin which is located in the northeastern of Lake Willoughby. This source is located at:

From its source, Branch Brownington runs on 12.7km (07.9miles) according to the following segments:

The confluence of the Brownington Branch is located at:

Brownington Branch empties into a river bend on the north bank of the Willoughby River. The latter flows southwest, then northwest to the East bank of the Barton River. In turn, it flows north up to the south shore of Lake Memphremagog which discharges into the Magog River to Quebec. The latter is a tributary of the Saint Francis River in the city of Sherbrooke.

Toponymy

The English place name "Brownington Branch" was made official on 29 October 1980 at the Geographic Names Information Systems (GNIS)[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO:3.:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1456603,Brownington%20Branch Geographic Names Information Systems (GNIS)- United States - Toponym: Brownington Branch