Burgess Branch Explained

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.

Geography

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:

Toponymy

The toponym "Burgess Branch" was registered on October 29, 1980 in the USGS (US Geological Survey).[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.mapquest.com/latlng/44.806,-72.460?zoom=13&maptype=map Distances measured from Mapquest (published on the Internet).
  2. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:2:0::NO:RP:: USGS