Wooster Island Explained

Wooster Island is an island in the Housatonic River^[1] in Orange, Connecticut.

The island is uninhabited, but is used for duck hunting.^[2] Fishing is legal and considered safe,^[3] though shellfishing is not allowed or recommended due to contamination and oxygen depletion.^[4] The southernmost tip of the island is considered the northernmost limit of salt water in the river.^[3]

Physical characteristics

41.2806°N -73.0828°W

• The island is approximately half-way north of Great Flat Island in Milford, and south of Two Mile Island in Shelton.
• Elevation: ~39feet ^[5]
• The water quality surrounding the island is known to contain Escherichia coli.^[6]

Transportation

All transportation to and from the island is by boat. It is illegal to operate a boat from the northern to southern tip of the island at speeds greater than "Slow-No-Wake".^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Housatonic River . 2010-05-28 . 2010-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828164054/http://www.sheltonconservation.org/cri/housatonic_river.htm . dead .
2. Web site: Two Men, Dog, Rescued from Wooster Island | Valley Independent Sentinel.
3. Web site: INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY REPORT. 2023-09-24 . State of Connecticut. 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721034622/http://www.kids.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/water/water_quality_management/305b/2008_draft_integrated_water_quality_report.pdf. 2011-07-21.
4. Web site: 2008 Waterbody Report for Lis Cb Inner - Housatonic River (Upper), Orange . 2010-05-28 . 2011-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614031938/http://oaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/enviro.control?p_list_id=CT-C1_021-SB&p_cycle=2008 . dead .
5. Web site: Wooster Island, Connecticut Latitude/Longitude.
6. Web site: Appendix C. 2006 List of Connecticut Waterbodies Not Meeting Water Quality Standards. 2023-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721035012/http://www.kids.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/water/water_quality_management/305b/2006appendixc303d.pdf . 2011-07-21.
7. Web site: Sec. 15-121-B1. Requirements of application for number . 2023-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20100515194140/http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/regulations/15/15-121-B1through15-121-B18.pdf. 2010-05-15.