Coginchaug River
River in Connecticut, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Coginchaug River in Connecticut, with a watershed including 39 sq mi of forests, pastures, farmland, industrial, and commercial areas, is the main tributary of the Mattabesset River. It is 16.1 mi long, and the river flows northwards from a point approximately 1.8 mi south of the Durham line in Guilford, Connecticut, into Durham and then Middlefield, meeting the Mattabesset in Middletown,[1] about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) upstream[2] of the Connecticut River. The name "Coginchaug" comes from a local Native American name for the Durham area and it was the original name for the town. It has been said to mean "The Great Swamp", and is a reference to the meadows found in the central part of town.
Coginchaug River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Connecticut |
Cities | Middletown, Middlefield, Durham, Guilford |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Guilford, Connecticut, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States |
• coordinates | 41°24′25″N 72°42′19″W |
• elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
Mouth | Mattabesset River |
• location | Middletown, CT, Connecticut |
• coordinates | 41°34′42″N 72°39′30″W |
• elevation | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Length | 16.1 mi (25.9 km) |
Basin size | 39 sq mi (100 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | Middletown, CT |
In 2006, the Coginchaug was among Connecticut's 85 waterways cited to be of "lower quality", in view of the elevated levels of bacteria, including E. coli. Currently, efforts are being made by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to reduce the number of bacteria introduced into the river from untreated sewage, sanitary sewer overflow, agricultural runoff, leaking septic tanks, etc.[1]