Waits River
| Waits River | |
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 The Waits River in Bradford, Vermont in 2002 |
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| Origin | Groton, Vermont |
| Mouth | Connecticut River at Bradford, Vermont |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Length | 24.5 miles (39.4 km) |
The Waits River is a 24.5-mile-long (39.4 km)[1] river in eastern Vermont in the United States.[2] It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Wait's River" and as "Ma-houn-quam-mas-see."[3]
The Waits River rises in southwestern Caledonia County in the town of Groton and shortly enters Orange County, where it flows generally southeastwardly through the towns of Orange, Topsham, Corinth and Bradford, to the village of Bradford where it joins the Connecticut River.[4]
In the town of Bradford, it collects a short stream known as the South Branch Waits River, which flows eastwardly from Corinth.[4][5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
- ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waits River
- ^ a b DeLorme (1996). Vermont Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-016-9
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Branch Waits River
Coordinates: 44°05′22″N 72°16′55″W / 44.0895088°N 72.2820404°W
