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Little River (Shetucket River tributary)
River in Connecticut, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Little River is a river that runs through the towns of Hampton, Canterbury, Scotland, and Sprague, Connecticut. It begins at Hampton Reservoir in northern Hampton, CT and snakes its way down into the Shetucket River at the town borders of Norwich, Sprague, and Lisbon, CT[2][3][4]
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Little River | |
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![]() The Little River at Hanover Reservoir. | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Connecticut |
Towns | Hampton, Scotland, Canterbury, Sprague, Norwich |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Hampton Reservoir, Hampton |
• coordinates | 41.4925°N 72.0328°W / 41.4925; -72.0328 |
Mouth | |
• location | Shetucket River, Occum, Norwich |
• coordinates | 41.3542°N 72.0250°W / 41.3542; -72.0250 |
Length | 21.7 miles (34.9 km) |
Basin size | 30 square miles (78 km2) |
Width | |
• minimum | 12 feet (3.7 m) |
• average | 64 feet (20 m) |
• maximum | 240 feet (73 m) |
Discharge | |
• location | Hanover, CT[1] |
• average | 68.1 cubic feet (1.93 m3) |
• minimum | 24.2 cubic feet (0.69 m3), 2002 Annual Discharge |
• maximum | 86.2 cubic feet (2.44 m3), 1984 Annual Discharge |
Basin features | |
Population | 8,000 |
Tributaries | |
• left | Cedar Swamp Brook |
• right | Downing Brook, Peck Brook |
Waterbodies | Hanover Reservoir, Papermill Pond, Versailles Pond |
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