Eightmile River Explained

The source of the Eightmile River is a swampy, undeveloped region in the town of East Haddam, Connecticut, centered between Ackley Road, Hall Kilbourne Road, Usher Swamp Road, and Miles Standish Road. The Eightmile River runs for ^[1] to Hamburg Cove in the town of Lyme, Connecticut.

The East Branch of the river begins 1/10 of a mile west of the junction of Route 85 and Witch Meadow Road, about 1 mile north of Salem, Connecticut. A popular paddling route begins about 3 miles southwest of Salem along Darling Road about a half mile southwest of the junction of White Birch Road. Most of the route is whitewater reaching Class III-IV at its most difficult with some flatwater and quickwater between the rapids. A take-out can be found at the Route 156 bridge just before the river's confluence with the main branch of the Eightmile River.

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Lyme

Tributaries of the Eightmile River (from source to mouth)

East Haddam tributaries

Begin at Pecks Meadow Pond outlet dam:

• An unnamed stream, joins the river from the north, southeast of Pecks Meadow Pond.
• An unnamed stream, joins the river from the south, east of Wickham Road.
• An unnamed stream, joins the river from the north, south of Geoffrey Road.
• An unnamed stream, joins the river from the north, west of Early Road.
• An unnamed stream, joins the river from the south, east of Hopyard Road.
• Early Brook, joins the river from the northeast, west of Salem Road.
• Lake Hayward Brook, joins Eightmile River from the east.
• Unnamed stream joins the river from the east, north of Foxtown Road.
• Unnamed stream joins the river from the east at Chapman Lake, south of Foxtown Road.
• Muddy Brook joins the Eightmile River from the west, east of Hopyard Road.
• Unnamed stream joins the river from the west, east of Hopyard Road near Mitchell Road.
• Burnhams Brook joins the Eightmile River from the east, just east of Hopyard Road.
• Hedge Brook joins the Eightmile River from the west, east of Hopyard Road.
• Strongs Brook joins the Eightmile River from the east at the river’s intersection with Route 82.
• Unnamed stream joins the Eightmile River from the west at the river’s intersection with Route 82.

Lyme tributaries

• Eight Mile River East Branch joins Eightmile River from the east, south of the intersection of routes 156 and 82, Lyme, CT.
• Cranberry Meadow Brook enters Eightmile River from the west, south of the intersection of routes 156 and 82, Lyme, CT.
• An unnamed stream enters Eightmile River from the west, north of Macintosh Road, and opposite the town library.
• A small, unnamed stream enters Eightmile River from the north west at Moulson Pond, after crossing Macintosh Road.
• Beaver Brook enters Eightmile River from the north east at Moulson Pond, after crossing Route 156.
• Falls Brook enters Hamburg Cove from the east, at Cove Road.

See also

• List of rivers of Connecticut

External links

• Connecticut Explorer's Guide Online paddling maps of Eightmile River

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Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011