The Saxtons River is a 22.9-mile-long (36.9 km)[1] river in the U.S. state of Vermont, a tributary of the Connecticut River. Its watershed covers 78 square miles (200 km2) and a range in altitude of 1,800 feet (550 m); land use is about 80% forested and 3% agricultural, and the upper river supports wild brook trout and brown trout, while Atlantic salmon occur but are usually limited to the area below Twin Falls, which is near Gage St. in Westminster [2] [3].
The Saxtons River rises to the east of Glebe Mountain, in the town of Windham. It continues on through the towns of Grafton and Rockingham, passing through the Rockingham village of Saxtons River (named for the river). It then continues into the town of Westminster before joining the Connecticut River at Westminster, just south of the Rockingham town line.
Its tributaries include Hinkley Brook and South Branch Saxtons River, flowing in from the south in Grafton; Bull Creek from the south and Weaver Brook from the north, near Cambridgeport; several apparently unnamed branches that join the river in the village of Saxtons River, the largest of which drains the slopes of Hartley Hill; and Bundy Brook, which joins the river near where Vermont Route 121 is crossed by Interstate 91. Its watershed lies south of the Williams River watershed and north of the West River watershed.