Little River (Shetucket River tributary) explained

Little River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Connecticut
Subdivision Type3:Towns
Subdivision Name3:Hampton, Scotland, Canterbury, Sprague, Norwich
Source1 Location:Hampton Reservoir, Hampton
Source1 Coordinates:41.4925°N -72.0328°W
Mouth Location:Shetucket River, Occum, Norwich
Mouth Coordinates:41.3542°N -72.025°W
Basin Size:30sqmi
Basin Population:8,000
Length:21.7miles
Width Min:12feet
Width Avg:64feet
Width Max:240feet
Discharge1 Location:Hanover, CT[1]
Discharge1 Min:24.2cuft, 2002 Annual Discharge
Discharge1 Avg:68.1cuft
Discharge1 Max:86.2cuft, 1984 Annual Discharge
Tributaries Left:Cedar Swamp Brook
Tributaries Right:Downing Brook, Peck Brook
Waterbodies:Hanover Reservoir, Papermill Pond, Versailles Pond
Bridges:,,,

The Little River is a river that runs through the towns of Hampton, Canterbury, Scotland, and Sprague, Connecticut. It begins at Hampton Reservoir in northern Hampton, CT and snakes its way down into the Shetucket River at the town borders of Norwich, Sprague, and Lisbon, CT[2] [3] [4]

Crossings

Whole River is in Connecticut

CountyTownCrossing NameCoordinates
WindhamHamptonAirline State Park Trail
Kenyon Rd.
Route 97.
Old Kings Highway
Hammond Hill Rd.
N. Bigelow Rd.
E. Old Route 6
US 6
Drain St.
Sand Hill Rd.
Windham Rd.
ScotlandNone
Canterbury Route 14
Miller Goodwin Con.
Woodchuck Hill Rd.
New LondonParkwood Rd.
Potash Hill Rd.
Route 138
Providence and Worcester RR
Riverside Rd.
Main St./Inland Rd.
None/ End of River

Notes and References

  1. "USGS Surface Water data for Connecticut: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics". nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. Web site: LITTLE RIVER. 1998. ct.gov. TOPOI. July 29, 2016.
  3. Book: Merly, Ron. Flyfisher's Guide to Connecticut. 2011-12-01. Wilderness Adventures Press. 9781932098891. en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - Little River. geonames.usgs.gov. 2016-08-01.