Coginchaug River

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Coginchaug River
Looking south from the Guilford-Durham railway line.

Looking south from the Guilford - Durham railway line .

Data
Water code US :  206355
location Middlesex County , Connecticut (USA)
River system Connecticut River
Drain over Mattabesset River  → Connecticut River  → Long Island Sound
Source height 102  m
muzzle Mouth in the Mattabesset River Coordinates: 41 ° 34 ′ 42 "  N , 72 ° 39 ′ 30"  W 41 ° 34 ′ 42 "  N , 72 ° 39 ′ 30"  W
Mouth height 6  m
Height difference 96 m
Bottom slope 3.7 ‰
length 26 km
Left tributaries Hemlock Brook, Parmalee Brook, Sawmill Brook, Lyman Brook
Right tributaries Chalker Brook, Cream Pot Brook, Allyn Brook, Wadsworth Brook, Laurel Brook
Medium-sized cities Middletown , Middlefield , Durham , Guilford

The Coginchaug River is a river in Connecticut . It is one of the major tributaries of the Mattabesset River and has a drainage basin of approximately 39 sq mi (101 km²).

Surname

"Coginchaug" is a word from the Mattabesic people who used to settle in this area. The meaning is roughly: "Big / Long Swamp".

course

The Coginchaug has its source in Guilford , near Durham Road (77), which for a long time follows its course to the north. From Myer Huber Pond , the river runs gently through marshland, which stretches along the river for about 3 mi (5 km). In this area it forms a network of watercourses with Chalker Brook , Cream Pot Brook and Parmalee Brook . From Cherry Hill ⊙ , the river valley becomes narrower and the river becomes recognizable as such. It winds a little stronger to the east. Below Sugarloaf Hill , it falls over Wadsworth Falls ⊙ . From the Six Dams it runs towards the Mattabessett River, with which it unites at Stones Cove / Boggy Meadow , shortly before it flows into the Connecticut River . The river cuts through the parishes of Durham , Middlefield and Middletown . It is 16.1 mi (26 km) long. In 2006 the Coginchaug had a "lower quality" in relation to the water, because relatively high bacterial concentrations were found. Efforts have now been made by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to improve water quality.

Canoeing

The river has become a popular route for canoe trips, although in 2006 the water quality was not suitable for swimming. The main route for boat tours begins on Route 147 and stretches downriver, to the north, mainly through sections with slow-flowing water, but along the way there are several shallows where the boats have to be transported overland ( e.g. at Six Dams ), as well the waterfall at Wadsworth Falls . According to the whitewater difficulty scale , the route has whitewater Class II. In the lower reaches, the river enters the marshland of the Mattabesset River.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ US Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map .
  2. ^ "Google Maps" for lower reaches of Coginchaug & Mattabesset, and adjacent portion of the Connecticut
  3. ^ A b Keith Griffin: Monitoring the Coginchaug River for a better future . In: Middlesex County Advertising Supplement , The Hartford Courant , April 25, 2007, p. 9. 
  4. ↑ http://ctrivers.wikispaces.com/Coginchaug+River

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