Tyler Branch Explained

Tyler Branch
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Vermont
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Lamoille County, Franklin County, Vermont
Source1:Mountain brook
Source1 Location:Bakersfield
Source1 Coordinates:44.852°N -72.71°W
Mouth:Missisquoi River
Mouth Location:Sheldon
Mouth Coordinates:44.905°N -72.838°W
Progression:Missisquoi River, Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay), Richelieu River, Saint Lawrence River
Tributaries Left:(upstream) 3 unidentified brooks, The Branch, Bogue Branch, Cold Hollow Brook.
Tributaries Right:(upstream) 5 unidentified brooks, Beaver Meadow Brook, 2 unidentified brooks.

The Tyler Branch is a tributary of the Missisquoi River, flowing successively in Bakersfield, Enosburg and in Sheldon, in Franklin County, in northern Vermont, in the United States.

The valley of the Tyler Branch is served by Tyler Branch Road passing on the northeastern shore of the river. The upper part is served by Horsehore Circle street and Enosburg Mountain Road.

The surface of the Tyler 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.

Course

The Tyler Branch rises at (altitude:) in Bakersfield in forested area, in mountain.

From its source, the Tyler Branch flows over mainly in forest (upper zone) and a mix of forest and agriculture (lower zone), with a drop of . The course of the river follows more or less the Tyler Branch Road, according to the following segments:

The mouth of the Tyler Branch is emptying on the south shore of Missisquoi River at west of the center of Enosburg Falls village. From there, the current goes generally westward on following the Missisquoi River up to eastern shore of Lake Champlain.[1]

Toponymy

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/viewer/index.html?marker=-72.704,44.935&level=13 River segments measured using the US National Map
  2. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1459977,Tyler%20Branch USGS