Hoosic River

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Hoosic River
Hoosic River near North Adams, Massachusetts

Hoosic River near North Adams, Massachusetts

Data
Water code US :  953173
location Massachusetts , Vermont , New York (USA)
River system Hudson River
Drain over Hudson River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin Cheshire Reservoir in the Hoosac Range
42 ° 29 ′ 35 ″  N , 73 ° 12 ′ 10 ″  W.
Source height 296  m
muzzle Hudson River Coordinates: 42 ° 55 ′ 40 "  N , 73 ° 39 ′ 33"  W 42 ° 55 ′ 40 "  N , 73 ° 39 ′ 33"  W.
Mouth height 20  m
Height difference 276 m
Bottom slope 2.5 ‰
length 112 km
Catchment area 1843 km²
Discharge at Eagle Bridge gauge ( ⊙ ) A Eo : 1306 km²
MQ 1911/2012
Mq 1911/2012
 		28 m³ / s
21.4 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Green River , Little Hoosic River , Tomhannock Creek
Right tributaries North Branch Hoosic River , Walloomsac River , Owl Kill
Small towns Adams , North Adams , Williamstown
Communities Hoosick Falls , Johnsonville , Schaghticoke
Catchment area of ​​the Hoosic River

Catchment area of ​​the Hoosic River

Buskirk Bridge

Buskirk Bridge

The Hoosic River (also called Hoosac River and Hoosick or Hoosuck River ) is a left tributary of the Hudson River in the northeastern United States in the states of Massachusetts , Vermont and New York .

River course

The source is the Cheshire Reservoir in the Hoosac Range . Then it flows through the places Cheshire , Adams , North Adams and Williamstown . At North Adams, the North Branch Hoosic River meets the river from the right. In Pownal the river flows through Vermont for a short time before passing the Hoosick Falls in New York at Hoosick Falls . The Buskirk Covered Bridge spans the Hoosic River a few kilometers downstream . The river passes the place Johnsonville , where it is dammed and shortly thereafter flows through the Town of Schaghticoke before flowing into the Hudson River 23 km north of Troy .

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Hoosic River downstream:

history

The Dutch arrived in the area at the beginning of the 17th century, followed by the British in 1745 and later by the French. The British built Fort Massachusetts (now North Adams) on the river to reinforce their territorial claims. After several battles, the area came under British control in 1760.

In August 1777 the British were defeated in the Battle of Bennington on the lower reaches of the river in the American Revolutionary War . After that, the region became more populated and mills and factories were built on the river.

Hydropower plants

There are several run-of-river power plants on the lower Hoosic River.

Hydroelectric power plants on the Hoosic River downstream:

Surname Power
in MW		 Number of
turbines		 location operator
Johnsonville 2 2 ( ⊙ ) Brookfield Power
Schaghticoke 16 4th ( ⊙ ) Brookfield Power

Web links

Commons : Hoosic River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cheshire Reservoir in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Hoosic River ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b c Hoosic River Watershed Association
  4. ↑ USGS 01334500 HOOSIC RIVER NEAR EAGLE BRIDGE NY
  5. ↑ brookfieldrenewable.com