Yantic River

River in Connecticut, United States

41°34′08″N 72°15′10″W / 41.5688°N 72.2527°W / 41.5688; -72.2527 MouthShetucket River to form Thames River

• location

Norwich

• coordinates

41°31′18″N 72°04′43″W / 41.5217°N 72.0787°W / 41.5217; -72.0787Length14.2 miles (22.9 km)Width • minimum5 feet (1.5 m) • maximum765 feet (233 m)

The Yantic River forms at the confluence of the Deep River, Sherman Brook, and Exeter Brook about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Colchester, Connecticut. It runs for 14.2 miles (22.9 km) and flows into the Shetucket River in Norwich, forming the Thames River.^[1] The Yantic River is a popular whitewater paddling destination with a mix of quickwater and Class I-III whitewater. It passes through the towns of Lebanon, Bozrah, and Norwich. The USS Yantic was named after the river.

Crossings

County	Town	Carrying
New London	Lebanon	Taylor Bridge Rd.
		Norwich Av. (CT SSR 608)
		Camp Mooween Rd.
		Scott Hill Rd. To Route 2
		McGrath Ln. (Closed)
		Polly Rd.
		Norwich Av. (CT SSR 608)
	Bozrah	Thomas Rd.
		Stanton Rd.
		Fitchville Rd. (CT SSR 608)
		Route 163
		Fitchville Rd. (CT SSR 608)
	Norwich	Providence and Worcester RR
		Route 32
		Old Route 32 (Closed)
		Providence and Worcester RR
		Sunnyside St.
		Providence and Worcester RR
		W. Town St.
		Wawecus St.
		I-395
		Pleasant St.
		New London Tpk.
		Unnamed Rd.
		Route 2/ Route 32
		Providence and Worcester RR
		Sherman St.
		Monroe St.
		Route 32

References

^ 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 Yantic River

Rivers of Connecticut by drainage system

Long Island Sound

Black Rock Harbor	Ash Creek Rooster River
Bridgeport Harbor	Pequonnock River
Connecticut River Watershed	Blackledge River Coginchaug River Connecticut River Duck River Eightmile River Falls River Farmington River Hockanum River Hubbard River Jeremy River Lieutenant River Mattabesset River Nepaug River Pameacha Creek Park River Pequabuck River Podunk River Salmon River Scantic River
Housatonic River Watershed	Blackberry River East Aspetuck River Housatonic River Konkapot River Mad River Naugatuck River Pomperaug River Rocky River Schenob Brook Shepaug River Still River Ten Mile River Whiting River
Little Narragansett Bay (Pawcatuck River Watershed)	Ashaway River Green Fall River Pawcatuck River Shunock River Wood River
Milford Harbor	Wepawaug River
New Haven Harbor	Mill River Quinnipiac River West River
Norwalk Harbor (Norwalk River Watershed)	Norwalk River Silvermine River
Saugatuck River Watershed	Aspetuck River Saugatuck River
Thames River Watershed	Basset Brook Beaver Brook Bigelow Brook Fenton River Fishers Brook Five Mile River French River Hop River Little River Merrick Brook Moosup River Mount Hope River Natchaug River Oxoboxo River Pachaug River Quinebaug River Shetucket River Thames River Willimantic River Yantic River
Others	Black Hall River Byram River Cove River Farm River Hammonasset River Indian River Mianus River Mill River (Fairfield) Mystic River Niantic River Noroton River Oyster River Rippowam River

Upper New York Bay

Hudson River Watershed	Titicus River

Thames River Watershed

Tributaries

Connecticut	Basset Brook Beaver Brook Bigelow Brook Fenton River Fishers Brook Five Mile River French River Hop River Little River Merrick Brook Moosup River Mount Hope River Natchaug River Oxoboxo River Pachaug River Quinebaug River Shetucket River Thames River Willimantic River Yantic River
Massachusetts	French River Quinebaug River