Little River (Shetucket River tributary)

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]

Little River
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
Bridges	Route 97, US 6, Route 14, Route 138

Crossings

Whole River is in Connecticut

County	Town	Crossing Name	Coordinates
Windham	Hampton	Airline State Park Trail	41.8223°N 72.0570°W / 41.8223; -72.0570
		Kenyon Rd.	41.8204°N 72.0568°W / 41.8204; -72.0568
		Route 97.	41.8064°N 72.0562°W / 41.8064; -72.0562
		Old Kings Highway	41.8039°N 72.0578°W / 41.8039; -72.0578
		Hammond Hill Rd.	41.7930°N 72.0506°W / 41.7930; -72.0506
		N. Bigelow Rd.	41.7802°N 72.0450°W / 41.7802; -72.0450
		E. Old Route 6	41.7791°N 72.0443°W / 41.7791; -72.0443
		US 6	41.7718°N 72.0436°W / 41.7718; -72.0436
		Drain St.	41.7698°N 72.0444°W / 41.7698; -72.0444
		Sand Hill Rd.	41.7593°N 72.0493°W / 41.7593; -72.0493
		Windham Rd.	41.7432°N 72.0526°W / 41.7432; -72.0526
	Scotland	None
	Canterbury	Route 14	41.7024°N 72.0548°W / 41.7024; -72.0548
		Miller Goodwin Con.	41.6932°N 72.0492°W / 41.6932; -72.0492
		Woodchuck Hill Rd.	41.6702°N 72.0538°W / 41.6702; -72.0538
New London	Sprague	Parkwood Rd.	41.6472°N 72.0605°W / 41.6472; -72.0605
		Potash Hill Rd.	41.6391°N 72.0578°W / 41.6391; -72.0578
		Route 138	41.6150°N 72.0421°W / 41.6150; -72.0421
		Providence and Worcester RR	41.6140°N 72.0430°W / 41.6140; -72.0430
		Riverside Rd.	41.5998°N 72.0456°W / 41.5998; -72.0456
		Main St./Inland Rd.
	Norwich	None/ End of River	41.5947°N 72.0474°W / 41.5947; -72.0474

References

1. "USGS Surface Water data for Connecticut: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics". nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
2. "LITTLE RIVER" (PDF). ct.gov. TOPOI. 1998. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
3. Merly, Ron (2011-12-01). Flyfisher's Guide to Connecticut. Wilderness Adventures Press. ISBN 9781932098891.
4. "GNIS Detail - Little River". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2016-08-01.