Willimantic River
River in Connecticut, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Willimantic River is a tributary of the Shetucket River, approximately 25 miles (40 km) long in northeastern Connecticut in the New England region of the United States.
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Willimantic River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Connecticut |
Counties | Tolland, Windham, New London |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Middle River and Furnace Brook |
• location | Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States |
• coordinates | 41°57′09″N 72°18′07″W[1] |
Mouth | Confluence with Natchaug River to form Shetucket River |
• location | Willimantic, Windham County, Connecticut, United States |
• coordinates | 41°42′46″N 72°11′30″W[2] |
Length | 25 mi (40 km) |
Basin size | 225 sq mi (580 km2) |
Discharge | |
• location | Coventry, CT |
• average | 216 cu ft/s (6.1 m3/s)Average, 1931-2005 |
• minimum | 97.9 cu ft/s (2.77 m3/s)Annual mean, 1965 |
• maximum | 370 cu ft/s (10 m3/s)Annual mean, 1938 |
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It is formed in northern Tolland County, near Stafford Springs by the confluence of Middle River and Furnace Brook. It flows south to the city of Willimantic, where it joins the Natchaug River to form the Shetucket. It is joined by the Hop River on the Coventry, Columbia, and Windham town border.[3]