Nepaug River

River in Connecticut, United States

Nepash (Sicaog)
Nepaug (Quiripi)^[1]

LocationCountryUnited StatesStateConnecticutPhysical characteristicsSourceNorth Nepaug Brook • locationBakerville, Litchfield County, Connecticut 2nd sourceCedar Swamp Brook • locationBakerville, Litchfield County, Connecticut 3rd sourceNepaug Reservoir Source confluenceconfluence of North Nepaug Brook and Cedar Swamp Brook • locationNew Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut Mouthconfluence with Farmington River

• location

Collinsville, Hartford County, Connecticut

• coordinates

41°49′41.0″N 72°55′45.5″W / 41.828056°N 72.929306°W / 41.828056; -72.929306Length10.6 mi (17.1 km), from confluence of North Nepaug Brook and Cedar Swamp Brook to mouth.

The Nepaug River begins at the confluence of North Nepaug Brook and Cedar Swamp Brook about one mile (1.6 km) east of Bakerville, Connecticut.

It runs for 10.6 miles (17.1 km) to the Farmington River about one-half a mile (0.80 km) south of Cherry Brook, Connecticut.^[2]

A popular whitewater paddling route begins along Dings Road about one-tenth of a mile (0.16 km) downstream from the start of the Nepaug River. This river run is between Class I-II whitewater until the U.S. Route 202 bridge. The river then enters the Nepaug Reservoir at the northwest corner.

The Nepaug Reservoir was created by the Nepaug Dam which is located at the northwest corner of the reservoir and is approximately one mile (1.6 km) from the Farmington River. The final section of the Nepaug River carries the overflow from the Nepaug Dam east to the Farmington River at Collinsville (near Cherry Brook, Connecticut). The Reservoir is managed by the Metropolitan District Commission.

The Nepaug Reservoir is approximately two miles (3.2 km) long from north to south and approximately one mile (1.6 km) wide from east to west.

References

^ "Native American County Vocabulary" (PDF). Institute For American Indian Studies. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011

External links

Connecticut Explorer's Guide Online paddling map of the Nepaug River

Rivers of Connecticut by drainage system

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