Nepaug River
Nepaug River (Nepash) | |
Nepash River | |
River | |
View of the Nepaug Reservoir facing south from the Nepaug Dam in New Hartford, Connecticut. | |
Country | United States |
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State | Connecticut |
Primary source | North Nepaug Brook |
- location | Bakerville, Litchfield County, Connecticut |
Secondary source | Cedar Swamp Brook |
- location | Bakerville, Litchfield County, Connecticut |
Additional source | Nepaug Reservoir |
Source confluence | confluence of North Nepaug Brook and Cedar Swamp Brook |
- location | New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut |
Mouth | confluence with Farmington River |
- location | Collinsville, Hartford County, Connecticut |
- coordinates | 41°49′41.0″N 72°55′45.5″W / 41.828056°N 72.929306°WCoordinates: 41°49′41.0″N 72°55′45.5″W / 41.828056°N 72.929306°W |
Length | 10.6 mi (17 km), from confluence of North Nepaug Brook and Cedar Swamp Brook to mouth. |
The Nepaug River begins at the confluence of North Nepaug Brook and Cedar Swamp Brook about 1 mile east of Bakerville, Connecticut.
It runs for 10.6 miles (17.1 km) to the Farmington River about a half mile south of Cherry Brook, Connecticut.[1]
A popular whitewater paddling route begins along Dings Road about 1/10 of a mile downstream from the start of the Nepaug River. This river run is between Class I-II whitewater until the U.S. Route 202 bridge. The river then next enters the Nepaug Reservoir at the northwest corner (GPS coordinates "41.81837, -72.96438").
The Nepaug Reservoir was created by the Nepaug Dam which is located at the northwest corner of the reservoir and is approximately one mile from the Farmington River. The final section of the Nepaug River carries the overflow from the Nepaug Dam east to the Farmington River at Collinsville (near Cherry Brook, Connecticut).
The Nepaug Reservoir is approximately two miles long from north to south and approximately one mile wide from east to west.
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
External links
- Connecticut Explorer's Guide Online paddling map of the Nepaug River