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Mill River (Fairfield, Connecticut)
River in Fairfield, Connecticut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mill River is a 16.3-mile (26.2 km) river in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut. It flows into Long Island Sound at Southport harbor.[1]
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Dams on the Mill River form the Easton, Hemlock, and Samp Mortar Lake Reservoirs and control downstream flow.[1]