Blackledge River

The Blackledge River is a tributary of the Salmon River which courses 16.4 miles (26.4 km)^[1] through eastern Connecticut in the United States.

Blackledge River
Looking southward at the Blackledge River from a foot bridge at the southernmost point on the border between Connecticut's Gay City State Park and Meshomasic State Forest. Headwaters Mouth Beginning and end of Blackledge River in Connecticut
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
County	Tolland, Middlesex
Towns	Bolton, Hebron, Colchester
Physical characteristics
Source	Sperry Pond at CT-534 (Camp Meeting Road) and French Road, Bolton, CT
• location	Bolton
• coordinates	(41°45′37″N 72°26′58″W)
Mouth	Salmon River
• location	Confluence of Blackledge and Jeremy Rivers, start of Salmon River Colchester
• coordinates	(41°34′43″N 72°25′28″W)
Length	16.4 mi (26.4 km)
Basin size	17,341.03 acres (7,017.67 ha)
Basin features
River system	Salmon
Tributaries
• left	French Brook, Flat Brook
• right	Foot Sawmill Brook, Fawn Brook, Jeremy River

Rising from Sperry Pond in Bolton, the Blackledge amasses waters from feeder creeks along its course before joining the Jeremy River in Colchester, Connecticut. Salmon River, considered a major tributary of the Connecticut River, begins at the confluence of the Blackledge and Jeremy.^[2]

A popular whitewater paddling route begins at West Road about 4 miles (6 km) south of Gay City State Park. There are frequent Class I-II whitewater rapids throughout the route to the Salmon River.

Bridges

• Blackledge River Railroad Bridge
• Foot Bridge on Gay City State Park Red Trail (at southern border with Meshomasic State Forest)

See also

• List of rivers of Connecticut
• Gay City State Park

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
2. Salmon River Watershed Rapid Bioassessment Summary Report 2008. Rep. Salmon River Watershed Partnership & Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 2009. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.

41.773°N 72.453°W / 41.773; -72.453