Burgess Branch | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Vermont |
Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
Subdivision Name3: | Lamoille County Orleans County |
Subdivision Type4: | Towns |
Subdivision Name4: | Eden Lowell |
Source1: | Little Lake |
Source1 Coordinates: | 44.751°N -72.525°W |
Mouth: | Missisquoi River |
Mouth Coordinates: | 44.806°N -72.46°W |
Progression: | Missisquoi River, Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), Richelieu River, Saint Lawrence River |
Tributaries Left: | Lockwood Brook |
The Burgess Branch is a tributary of the Missisquoi River, crossing the municipalities of Eden (Lamoille County) and Lowell in Orleans County, Vermont, United States.
The lower part of the Burgess Branch is accessible by Valley Road (south-east side of the river); the intermediary part, by Lamphere Road (mainly on south-east side); the upper part is served mainly by Mines Road.
The surface of the Burgess Branch is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March.
The Burgess Branch takes its source at the mouth of a little lake (altitude:) in the municipality of Eden. This lake is encased between Knob Mountain (on south side - summit reach), Hadley Mountain (north-east side - summit reach) and Belvidere Mountain (north-west side - summit reach). This source of the river is located at:
From its source, the Burgess Branch flows over, with a drop of, according to the following segments:
The Burgess Branch empties into the Missisquoi River, at the route 58 bridge. This point is the head of Missisquoi River.
The mouth of the Burgess Branch is located at:
The toponym "Burgess Branch" was registered on October 29, 1980 in the USGS (US Geological Survey).[2]