Chicopee River
| Chicopee River | ||
 Railway bridge over the Chicopee River at the confluence of the Ware River (in the picture left behind) and Quaboag River (in the picture coming from the right) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 619738 | |
| location | Massachusetts (USA) | |
| River system | Connecticut River | |
| Drain over | Connecticut River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| Confluence of |
Ware River and Quaboag River at Three Rivers 42 ° 10 ′ 52 ″ N , 72 ° 21 ′ 53 ″ W |
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| Source height | 94 m | |
| muzzle | in Chicopee in the Connecticut River Coordinates: 42 ° 8 ′ 53 " N , 72 ° 37 ′ 18" W, 42 ° 8 ′ 53 " N , 72 ° 37 ′ 18" W. |
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| Mouth height | 14 m | |
| Height difference | 80 m | |
| Bottom slope | 2.8 ‰ | |
| length | 29 km | |
| Catchment area | 1870 km² | |
| Big cities | Springfield | |
| Medium-sized cities | Ludlow , Chicopee | |
The Chicopee River is a left tributary of the Connecticut River in the US state of Massachusetts .
The Chicopee River arises at the confluence of the Ware River and Quaboag River at Three Rivers in the Town of Palmer . From there it flows for a distance of 29 km in a westerly direction. It flows through Ludlow , briefly forms the northern city limits of Springfield and finally flows into the Connecticut River in Chicopee . The Chicopee River has the largest catchment area (1,870 km²) of all tributaries of the Connecticut River. Due to its large amount of water and a gradient of 80 m in total, mills settled along the river. There are six dams on the Chicopee River that are used to generate energy.
Hydropower plants
The hydropower plants in the downstream direction:
| Surname | Power in MW |
Number of turbines |
location | operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbridge | 1.8 | 2 | ( ⊙ ) | NAEA |
| Collins Facility | 1.2 | 2 | ( ⊙ ) | Collins Hydro |
| Putts Bridge | 1.6 | 2 | ( ⊙ ) | NAEA |
| Indian Orchard | 3.7 | 2 | ( ⊙ ) | NAEA |
| Chicopee | 2.4 | 2 | ( ⊙ ) | Chicopee Hydro |
| Dwight | 0.4 | 3 | ( ⊙ ) | NAEA |
